Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne Part 2

[Mahoivlich]

Do you think the journey is allegory for the knowledge of good and evil as in the Genesis creation? The misery of obtaining the knowledge the expulsion from paradise/ignorance as ignorance is bliss?

[EnglishGuyinTexas]

@Mahoivlich This is a good interpretation of the story. This view accounts for what happens and the gloomy ending. You can make a good case for it.

[Auroraaaaah]

Again, thank you so much!

[LEGENDSUNLEASH]

I read this story in 8th grade it was really good

[ledzepchick99]

Thank you! This is going to help me so much in my college Literature class. :)

[atomicgunz]

You Rock Man, Thanks for the explanation, this will help alot with my project.

[sk8nhispanic51]

what was ment when it said "If I hide my face for sorrow, there is cause enough," he merely replied; "and if I cover it for secret sin, what mortal might not do the same?"

[blainemj]

Thank you so much for clearing things up. I just read it and was a little confused about everything but you really made the dots connect. We have a quiz on this reading tommorow and I think you really helped me out alot.

[TheRealSirNate]

Thank you for a very clear and concise analysis of one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works.

[jumpinscarecrow]

@sophiecrete It is described as a 'Brief interpretation'. And dictation? It's a video. It's never going to be overly interactive is it?

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Since he rejects faith Young Goodman Brown becomes an amoral atheist. He questions morality's very foundation. Why does man require morality at all? The Twilight Zone One More Pallbear is much like Young Goodman Brown.

[1andonly000]

You are a grade-saver Mr. EnglishGuyinTexas! :D

appreciate it, all the way from Kuwait :)

[everytimeidie93872]

thank you sir..

[kuongjah7]

did he lose his faith or his mind or both?

[truebman100]

That was GREAT!!!!! God bless YOU!!!

[tomasblet]

thanks a lot, that's very helpful indeed. It was getting hard to understand the old English tongue.

[Z3igster]

A fine lecture. I felt it to the height of that of a eagle does it's nest.

[CoolxBreese]

This is a great discussion to listen to after reading the short story. There were a couple of things that I'd like to mention though.

Goody Cloys said the Devil looked remarkably like Brown's grandfather, and at the ceremony, Brown thought he noticed a figure in the smoke that took the shape of his father. Is there any significance in this?

Brown found his wife's ribbon on a twig before going abandoning all faith. He (and readers) are left wondering whether he was dreaming or not.

[CoolxBreese]

Couldn't he have checked to see if he still had the ribbon or if it was in the same area to gain more clarity? Of course, such a disturbing and vivid dream may have killed his faith in humanity regardless, but I'm sure he was a man searching for answers, and that's one way to get some.

[SaminaLily]

This was sooooo helpful. I have an exam on this tommorow and when I read it, i didnt really get it in depth but this analysis made me love the story, and understand it to an entire new extent. Thank you!

[Kennythe21]

thanks so much for this video! i have a test over this book tomorrow, and this was definitely a big help!

[dipstix311]

Thanks so much for this!

[xMrsCharming]

Thanks a lot! This was really really helpful!

[kobe552266]

great analysis

[wonikaaa]

woww this is amazingg, i wish i would have found this soooner.

you covered everysingle thing my teacher covered in class , ty soo much, i hope you have videos on other short stories i will be reading . keep posting videos! :D

[golFINguy323]

thank you.......this helped me understand the story a lot

[TheBb0224]

this helps sooo much!

[RaveAllNight]

everything uu said i agree with lolx

my "history of witchcraft" class is a bore and seeing that story online i just couldnt follow so this video deff helped a lot!

[Sb2486]

Thanks alot!

very helpful.

[karkiu1111]

Thank you very much ...

[kadykat123]

Thank you for posting this video- When I first read this story only parts of it made sense to me, it was very nice to hear someones take on Young Goodman Brown. Because of your insight I have filled the holes in my reading. Thank you for making me think :)

[bog2468]

This dudes da shiznit.. He explained this story way better than my crummy English teacher!!!

[ferre347]

very helpful thank you

[jonastherkelsen]

haha

[netio650]

This was helpful

by the way Johnsons class rulers!!!