Transcript Evaluating Plot

Evaluating Symbolism, Allegory,
and Imagery
Elements of Fiction
Mrs. Kercher
8th Grade Gifted
The Young Goodman Brown
• Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The Young Goodman Brown”
1. What does the first image of Faith present to the
reader?
2. Identify other uses of image and symbolism that add
to the development of the allegory.
3. What significance does the staff have throughout the
story? The pink ribbon?
4. Could the symbol of the pink ribbon be used in a
similar way for today’s readers? What are the
differences in the meanings associated with the pink
ribbon in Hawthorne’s story as compared with the
way the symbol might function today? What are the
similarities?
“The Young Goodman Brown”
5. Hawthorne ensures that there is some
ambiguity at the end of the story by suggesting
that Goodman Brown’s experience in the forest
could be a dream. How would the story have
been different if it were made clear that Brown's
experience actually did happen? What if it were
made clear that it really was a dream?