1. What does Hawthore gain by including the names of the actual persons in the book Young Goodman brown?
2. what is the point of view? where does it change? and what was the result of the change?
3. what allegorical meanings may be given to Goodman Brown? his wife? the forest?Night (as opposed to day)? Brown's journey?
4. What was brown's motive for going into the forest?what was the results? what does he expect his life to be like?
5. After his appointment brown decides to turn home what does he not do immediately ?
6. what prevents Goodman brown from receiving baptism? what does the devil promise as a result?
7. what was the behavior of faith and the other towns people after browns return?and browns attitude?
8. Does this story demonstrate the devils claim that evil is nature of man kind?