What might this use of the staff in the story say about Hawthorne’s view of evil?

Exercise 3 Based on the story "Young Goodman Brown," what does the staff represent in the story? Is it the staff that leads Brown onward in his journey, or is it Brown’s own choices leading him forward? What might this use of the staff in the story say about Hawthorne’s view of evil? For example, […]

Write about the folk legend of Robert Johnson and explain what these different representations of the Devil say about America’s preoccupation/relationship with the supernatural.

The Supernatural The Supernatural,” because you found the recurring representation of the Devil in the works we looked at to be interesting, it’s okay to just write about that Write about “Young Goodman Brown,” write about “The Devil and Tom Walker,” write about the folk legend of Robert Johnson and explain what these different representations […]