What does Brown do when he sees Goody Cloyse in the forest? He sees Goody Cloyse
quizzing a young girl on Bible verses and snatches the girl away
. Finally, he sees Faith at his own house and refuses to greet her. It's unclear whether the encounter in the forest was a dream, but for the rest of his life, Goodman Brown is changed.
When Goodman Brown sees Goody Cloyse in the woods what is his reaction?
At that moment, the two come upon an old woman hobbling through the woods, and Goodman Brown recognizes Goody Cloyse, who he knows to be
a pious, respected woman from the village
. He hides, embarrassed to be seen with the man, and the man taps Goody Cloyse on the shoulder.
What does Goodman Brown see in the forest?
What does Goodman Brown discover about Goody Cloyse?
What did Goody Cloyse do?
What are the three things Goodman Brown see during the night that astonished him?
When Goodman Brown reached the place of the midnight assembly, he found
four pine trees ablaze and other vegetation burning
. He saw a rock structure like a pulpit. Gathered around, singing an evil hymn, were many people he recognized and thought were righteous and holy.
Why did Goodman Brown go to the forest?
Goodman Brown went to the forest
to meet the devil
. He deceives his wife and calls it an errand. He wants to flirt with the dark side.
Who does Goodman Brown see at the ceremony?
Answer and Explanation: At the end of “Young Goodman Brown”
the devil
finally lures Brown to a witch's meeting. Throughout their trip to this meeting, the devil has sought to undermine Brown's faith in the people and beliefs that have shaped his worldview.
What does Goodman Brown use to lead him to the dark communion in the forest clearing?
He screams her name, and a pink ribbon from her cap flutters down from the sky. Certain that there is no good in the world because Faith has turned to evil, Goodman Brown
grabs the staff
, which pulls him quickly through the forest toward the ceremony.
Who does Goodman Brown meet in the forest?
In the forest he meets
an older man
, dressed in a similar manner and bearing a physical resemblance to himself. The man carries a black serpent-shaped staff. Deeper in the woods, the two encounter Goody Cloyse, an older woman, whom Young Goodman had known as a boy and who had taught him his catechism.
Did Goodman Brown dream?
In the end his dream haunted him for the rest of his life, and he isolated himself from his from town people. Goodman could not distinguish between what was real or what was unreal because it was all blur.
Brown dream was subconscious
, and it made him believe that everyone around him was sinful.
Why did Goodman Brown want to meet the devil?
After noting that Brown's pace slowed while walking in the woods, the Devil exhorts Brown to walk faster. For reasons unrevealed, Goodman Brown was tempted enough into sin to agree to meeting the Devil in the woods
for his conversion
, the wilderness being synonymous with evil.
What was Goodman Brown's errand?
First, he sticks his head back in the door to plant a kiss on his cute little wife, and then he heads off muttering about how his dad would totally never have taken this kind of errand: “
my father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before him
” (17).
How is Goodman Brown changed after his dream about the night in the forest?
…to the woods
transforms him from an overly trusting, naïve man into a cynical, and corrupted man
. Before his life changing journey, goodman Brown is unknowing of all the sin that goes on around him. He believes that everyone he knows is perfect and without sin. This changes when he takes a trip through the forest.
What do faith's pink ribbons symbolize in this passage?
The pink ribbons that Faith puts in her cap represent
her purity
. The color pink is associated with innocence and gaiety, and ribbons themselves are a modest, innocent decoration. Hawthorne mentions Faith's pink ribbons several times at the beginning of the story, imbuing her character with youthfulness and happiness.
What does Goodman Brown do after hearing Faith's voice in the forest and seeing her pink ribbons?
While she is saying goodbye to her husband, the pink ribbons are a symbol of innocence and naivety. Once Goodman Brown sees the same pink ribbons flutter from the darkened sky in the forest after hearing Faith's voice, Brown
loses his faith in his wife
, and therefore, he loses faith in himself and his religion.
