Compare and contrast how Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Wharton’s “A Journey” use similar characters, a plot twist, and a symbolic journey.
Describe or use a quote to identify three instances in which each symbol appears in Young Goodman Brown, and write a short paragraph describing the context and significance of that appearance.
August 5, 2019What is the main theme of “Young Goodman Brown”? What passage best represents this theme?
August 5, 2019Compare and contrast how Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Wharton’s “A Journey” use similar characters, a plot twist, and a symbolic journey.
Question Description
Two stories that you have read in sections A and B of this unit use irony to deliver a message about isolation and alienation. Compare and contrast how Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Wharton’s “A Journey” use similar characters, a plot twist, and a symbolic journey to convey the central idea that each man (or woman) struggles alone through life.
