Saturday, August 2, 2014

What is Brown's motive for going into the forest, what does he expect to find, and how does he expect the rest of his life to be? Nathaniel...

's purpose
is to go just one time on what he repeatedly calls an "evil" or "wicked"
mission in the woods to participate in a Satanic ritual or "witch-meeting."


He expects he might find "a devilish Indian" lurking behind each tree or the
devil himself at this elbow. He expects to be among strangers. Therefore, he is very surprised
to see himself amid the town's most religious and seemingly pious people, including the deacon,
Goody Cloyse, and even his dear wife Faith as he arrives at the meeting.


Brown is disillusioned by realizingor perhaps dreaming, as Hawthorne brings up the idea
that the witch-meeting was all a dreamthat so many of his neighbors, people he thought were good
Christians, are actually evil. This turns him into a stern, fearful, and gloomy person whose
religious faith is lost as well as his trust in others.

No comments:

Post a Comment

How is Joe McCarthy related to the play The Crucible?

When we read its important to know about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though he is not a character in the play, his role in histor...