Young Goodman Brown Research Paper

It is said that, “Curiosity killed the cat,” and although curiosity did not kill Young Goodman Brown, it may have killed his spirit. One of my favorite and most memorable stories is, “Young Goodman Brown,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. His stories often characterized the natural naivety in humans, supernatural beings and moral lessons, all elements of the Romanticism Era. The Romanticism Era originally sprouted in Europe, it was a new form of literature that sparked outrage but also ignited curiosity.
Throughout Hawthorne’s story, Goodman Brown is tested many times. When Goodman laid his sweet Faith to bed she asks him to stay, although tempted he refuses. It is because of his curiosity and individualism he chooses to leave her that night. He ventures out into

Young Goodman Brown had learned a lesson; there is no hope for humanity.
Along his path Goodman Brown meets a man who resembles him, as stated in the above paragraph. The man represents the devil, a supernatural being, he was also found to carry a unique cane with a snake coiled around it. Once Goodman grabs ahold of the cane, he is warped deeper into the forest, a rather supernatural event. Time and time again, Goodman is faced with supernatural events or beings, an element of the Romanticism Era.
Straying from the light or appearing naïve also played a big factor in the Romanticism Era. Young Goodman Brown wanting to know a little more about the dark side was Goodman being naïve. He put himself out there and didn’t do the basic day-to-day’s of an, “average,” person. Young Goodman Brown is a perfect example of the characters that the Romanticism Era favored.
The Romanticism Era was an extremely fresh idea, presenting new ideas and new topics that no one had dared to write about.
Demonic or just plain unnatural events/beings, the stories of the unordinary guy and the choosing of intuition over common sense