Summer School Day 2

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" 

1) Answer the following questions from "Young Goodman Brown" in google drive.  Call the document "Young Goodman Brown Questions"

1. Where is young Goodman Brown headed after sunset?
2. What signs do we see in the text that this destination is a frightening one on this particular night of the year?
3. With what character is the symbol of the pink ribbon associated? Why is that an appropriate object for this character?
4. How is Brown's wife an allegorical figure given her name?
5. How is Brown's own name and title potentially allegorical? Where does Brown fit on the spectrum of black and white?
6. Who does Brown meet first in the dark woods? Why do you suppose that figure appear the way the does in terms of clothing and mannerisms?
7. What is this figure's connection with Brown's family, if we can believe the figure's claims?
8. Who is Goody Cloyse? Why was she special to Brown in the development of his beliefs?
9. What falls from the sky that convinces Brown his wife is attending the witches' sabbat?
10. Who attends the Satanic coven in the woods, i.e., what sort of people?
11. What happens when Brown calls out to Faith to look to heaven rather than partake of the unholy ceremony?
12. How does this event--real or imagined--affect Brown's interactions with his community?
13. What is carved on Brown's tombstone when he dies?

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2) Open the MLA pdf.  You will use this reference as a guide to all essay formatting and citations.

3) Complete MLA Works Cited page Exercise (25 pts)

4) Read and begin research paper. Research paper link. (150 pts)