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Young Goodman Brown
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781617207136
Publisher: Smk Books
Published: Apr 26 2012
Pages: 22
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown is one of the most enduring and unsettling short works in American literature, exploring the fragile boundary between faith, doubt, and human nature. Set in seventeenth-century Puritan New England, the tale follows the young Goodman Brown as he ventures into the forest for a mysterious nighttime journey that will profoundly shake his understanding of the world around him.
As Brown travels deeper into the dark wilderness, he encounters figures who challenge his beliefs about virtue, community, and the moral character of those he trusts most. What begins as a single errand becomes a symbolic descent into the complexities of sin, temptation, and the hidden darkness that may dwell within every human heart.
First published in 1835, Young Goodman Brown remains one of Hawthorne's most frequently studied works. Its haunting atmosphere and powerful allegorical themes have secured its place as a cornerstone of American Gothic literature and a classic exploration of moral uncertainty in early American fiction.
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