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Young Goodman Brown

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Central Character- Goodman Brown is the central character in the short story titled Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is a very naive and immature young man who fails to understand the gravity if the step he has taken. As we read at the beginning of the story we know that he is a recently married man. Throughout his journey he is going to be making choices that is going to effect the rest of his life.
Background- At the beginning of the story it tells us that the setting is at Salem village. This is a place that has been known for witchcraft. As the story progresses, the setting becomes more disturbed. Most of the story takes place in a forest area, where Goodman Brown is taking a journey down a path to the Devil. As the story ends, Goodman Brown travels back into Salem village to his f...

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