Young Goodman Brown Group

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musclesed
musclesed
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College - Freshman

In the story of Young Goodman Brown, there is a passage that says "... discoursing so aptly that his arguments seemed rather to spring up in the bosom of his auditor than to be suggested by himself." What does this mean?

sugeggested by himself what does this mean?

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Posted by musclesed on Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 5:34 PM and tagged with theme, young goodman brown.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    A good question. It means that the speaker spoke so well that it seemed like he was voicing his listener (the auditor)'s secret thoughts. That's how articulate and persuasive he was, and it refers to the way evil gives voice to our inner yearnings, or bends our thoughts to the dark side. (Think Darth Vader here. ;-)

    Greg

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 5:40 PM