Young Goodman Brown

From the start it is evident that this story was written by none other than Nathaniel Hawthorne. It resembled so much The Crucible, also written by Hawthorne. The theme was the same about salem, witches, satin rituals and witches in clearings. This story was about a man who goes on a journey in the night despite the protest from his wife Faith. After leaving her he feels guilty and decides to turn back to her, however he spots a man in the forest and is lured to him. The man who is evidently evil takes him further into the forest despite Goodman's wanting to turn back. The evil man takes Goodman further into the forest after revealing to him that he knew his father and grandfather before him. He than shows him a ritual taking place in the clearing, where Goodman is devastated to find his wife and people he respects. Failing to stop them from participating Goodman turns back and returns to Salem the next day. He looks at everyone in Salem with disgust and contempt. He becomes a loner and soon dies leaving no one devastated. I found the story to be sad because of what happened to Goodman Brown at the end however at the same time I thought it was so interesting. This genre of witches and satin is very interesting.

The Purloined Letter

The Purloined letter- is a story about a letter than was stolen by a minister to hold power over another person. Throughout the story three men are trying to locate the letter. The story is written as if it is supposed to be an engaging mystery that captivates its audience while on the search for the stolen letter. I, however, found this story to be extremely boring. The mystery dry and with no suspense. The setting of the story and the description of setting make me feel like Im in Paris in the 1930's. The "detectives", or people trying to find the stolen letter sound like they are old and this is the most excitement they have had in ages. The plot was not at all enticing and the writing was not flowing enough to captivate an audience. This story was the least enjoyable to read.