Goodman Brown

English II2

AA 318

01/27/03


Goodman Brown’s and the Bailey’s family are two family’s separated by decades and demographic, their life experiences are paralleled. They traveled, experienced mistrust and in constant search of their faith.
Goodman Brown one afternoon went on a journey and had an experience that really tested his faith. Mr. Brown has a wife name Faith. Before his journey he had a brief conversation with is wife. He expressed to his wife that he was traveling on a journey that he must take along. She insisted that he do not take the journey, but he ignored his wife advice and continued on. The Bailey’s journey was similar. The family decides on a trip to Florida, it was not all agreed on by all family members. The grand mother wanted to travel to Tennessee.
Goodman Brown started on his journey by traveling through the woods. As he entered the woods he remembered the pink ribbon worn by his wife and it never left his mind, he met a man standing near...