Reading Log #4

North American Literature

Maria Anyela Amell wilches
February 21th

A part of the story that confused me or that I dont I think that it means __________________
understand was...
because ______________ .

I didnt understand the words wot'st of, in the I think that it means, I have scruples touching the
sentence I have scruples touching the matter thou matter that you know I can infer that because of
wot'st of." context. However, I am not sure.

I think it means, Do you say so? because I made

"Sayest thou so?" this relation: Sayest: say Thou: you and it ends with
the word so and a question mark. Maybe "Sayest thou
so?" is an old version of the question Do you say so?

Theme Important Quotation Explanation

This quotation represents this

Once the listener fancied that theme because in this passage
Corruption he could distinguish the accents Goodman discovered how
of towns-people of his own, men wrong he has been about the
and women, both pious and pious people of Salem, all of
ungodly, many of whom he had them were evils worshippers,
met at the communion table, and even the Deacon Gookin.
had seen others rioting at the
tavern.
Either the sudden gleams of light
flashing over the obscure field
bedazzled Goodman Brown, or
he recognized a score of the
church members of Salem
village famous for their especial
sanctity. Good old Deacon
Gookin had arrived, and waited
at the skirts of that venerable
saint, his revered pastor pag 5

But, irreverently consorting with This quotation represents this

these grave, reputable, and
Corruption pious people, these elders of the
church, these chaste dames and
dewy virgins, there were men of
dissolute lives and women of
spotted fame, wretches given
over to all mean and filthy vice,
and suspected even of horrid
crimes pag 7
theme because in this part
Goodman sees all the Salems
community in the ceremony.
There he realizes the dark side
of the pious and reputable
people of his village and it helps
him to recognize the hypocrisy
of the society, in special because
the elders of the church whom

Loss of Innocence Young Goodman Brown came
forth at sunset into the street at
Salem village; but put his head
back, after crossing the
threshold, to exchange a parting
kiss with his young wife. And
Faith, as the wife was aptly
named, thrust her own pretty
head into the street, letting the
wind play with the pink ribbons
of her cap while she called to
Goodman Brown pag 1
" Be it so if you will; but, alas! it
Loss of Innocence was a dream of evil omen for
young Goodman Brown. A stern,
a sad, a darkly meditative, a
distrustful, if not a desperate
man did he become from the
night of that fearful dream. Pag
9 the society, all the people around
Fear of the Forest He had taken a dreary road,
darkened by all the gloomiest
trees of the forest, which barely
stood aside to let the narrow
path creep through, and closed
immediately behind. It was all as
lonely as could be; and there is
this peculiarity in such a
solitude, that the traveller knows
not who may be concealed by
the innumerable trunks and the
thick boughs overhead; so that
with lonely footsteps he may yet
be passing through an unseen
multitude. "There may be a
devilish Indian behind every
tree," said Goodman Brown to
himself; and he glanced fearfully
behind him as he added, "What
if the devil himself should be at
my very elbow!"
he used to respect and to
appreciate were there.
This quotation represents this
theme because when he
decided to go to the forest and
when he leaves Faith alone he
loses his innocence. He had the
opportunity of choosing and
despite his love for Faith; he
decided to go to the forest with
the devil.
In my opinion, at the beginning
of the story Faith is a
representation of the good and
the innocence but he lose that
when he leave.
This quotation represents this
theme because the journey in
the forest and all the things that
he discovered made him to lose
his innocence, whether the
events were real or a dream.
He changed when he discovered
the hypocrisy and wickedness of
him were corrupts, but he just
discovered it when his
innocence had gone.
Goodman felt fear of the forest
because it was a dark place,
which represents the wilderness.
Generally, woods are frightening
because they are the perfect
place to hide dark and evil
beings, but in the story, it is
considered the devils home.