"Young Goodman Brown" Symbols

    The Staff

1. The old man gave this staff to goodman brown.
2. This symbolizes evil.
3. This influences my understanding of the story becasause it told me that evil things were about to happen.

     The Old Man

1. This is the man that Goodman brown ran into in the forest.
2. He symbolizes the devil.
3. This influences my understanding of the story by telling me that he is evil.

     Goodman Brown

1. This is his name.
2. This symbolizes that he is a goodman.
3. This influences my understanding of the story by telling me that he is a goodman.

     Faith

1. This is Goodman Browns wife.
2. This symbolizes that she is faithful.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because later she is confused by who she should trust.

     Pink Ribbons

1. The ribbons on her cap.
2. This symbolizes her purity.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because later her ribbons are lost and her purity is lost.

     Thick Boughs Ahead

1. The forest he is going to go through.
2. This symbolizes a scary place.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because the forest becomes a scay place for the characters.

     Goodman Woke Up In The Forest

1. He wakes up later in a confused state of mind.
2. This symbolizes that he was dreaming.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because it tells us that he was dreaming.