1. Compare and contrast Gary and Goodman Brown. Both Gary and Goodman Brown encountered the devil.
2. What are the most important symbols associated with the Devil figure in “Young Goodman Brown” and how do you interpret them?
3. What are the most important symbols associated with the Devil figure in “The Man in the Black Suit” and how do you interpret them?
4. What are the similarities and differences between these two figures?
5. The Devil figures in both stories claim to have connections to the protagonists’ Goodman Brown’s and Gary’s families. Describe these connections.
6. In literature, writers appeal to our senses (sight, smell, etc.) to really engage us in the narrative. How does King appeal to our sense of smell (olfactory) in the narrative and what effect does this have on the reader? Discuss specific examples.
7. Likewise, how does Hawthorne appeal to our sense of sight (visual) in “Young Goodman Brown” and what effect does this have on the reader? Discuss specific examples.
8 & 9. Compare and contrast the supernatural events in the forest in “Young Goodman Brown” to the supernatural events in/ by the river in “The Man in the Black Suit.”
10. What are the similarities and differences in the conclusions of these two stories?