What's the theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne s Young Goodman Brown ?
A."Young Goodman Brown" is essentially an allegory. It is concerned with a young Puritan who attends a witches* Sabbath in the woods.
B.Goodman Brown s journey is a symbolic journey of discovering sin and evil in human hearts. The discovery is horrible in that it makes Brown a distrust and doubtful man forever.
C.In dealing with the theme of guilt and sin. Hawthorne exemplifies the "power of black- ness".
D.The story faithfully reflects Hawthorne's Puritan belief："There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life； but circumstances may rouse it to activity. "(P435)
