Young Goodman Brown | Techniques
More than in most of his fiction, "Young Goodman Brown" reflects Hawthorne's fascination with the literary technique of allegory. Used commonly in literature since classical times, and popularized in the Middle Ages by theological scholars and writers alike, allegory is a technique in which characters are often personifications of abstract qualities. Hence, it is possible to identify individual characters in the story directly with moral ideas or concepts. The allegory is quite pronounced in "Young Goodman Brown." Hawthorne has even provided direct links through the characters' names. For...
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