These are 3 possible themes for “Young Goodman Brown”. Pick the one that makes the most sense to you and explain why you picked it below. ONE well-written paragraph, (at least) one line from text.
• “Young Goodman Brown” is an inward psychological journey where Goodman Brown discovers evil in himself but refuses to acknowledge it.
• “Young Goodman Brown” is a coming of age story about a young man who desires to abandon his faith to have one last “fling,” to “taste the forbidden fruit,” before settling into a strict Puritan life.
• Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote “Young Goodman Brown” to expose and denounce Puritan attitudes and hypocrisy.
