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Young Goodman Brown And The Ministers Black Veil By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works are well known for a dark romanticism theme. His short stories suggests that humanity possesses the qualities of guilt, sin, and evil. These traits are quite salient in his two short stories Young Goodman Brown and The Ministers Black Veil. Both Goodman Brown and Reverend Hooper are similar because they both see evil and sin in humanity, and their personalities change throughout the story. However their themes are different. Young Goodman browns theme is good vs evil deterring a man’s faith and succumbing to the evils in life. In the ministers black veil, the main theme is that people are capable of both good and evil, and everyone has a hidden guilt or sin. In Young Goodman Brown, Goodman leaves his wife faith
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