The Development of Plot in Young Goodman Brown :: Literary Analysis Summary Essays

The Development of Plot in Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salem village but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his boylike wife. And Faith, as the wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap while she called to Goodman Brown.Dearest heart, talk she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, prithee put off your journey until sunrise and sleep in your own bed tonight. A lone woman is trouble with such dreams and such thoughts that shes afeared of herself sometimes. Pray tarry with me this night, dear(p) husband, of all nights in the year.My love and my Faith, replied young Goodman Brown, of all nights in the year, this one night essential I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done twixt now and sunrise. What, my sweet, pretty wife, dost t hou dubiety me already, and we but three months married? Then God bless you said Faith, with the pink ribbons and may you find all well when you come back. Amen cried Goodman Brown. Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to bed at dusk, and no harm will come to thee. So they parted and the young man pursued his way until, being roughly to turn the corner by the meetinghouse, he looked back and saw the head of Faith still peeping after him with a melancholy air, in arouse of her pink ribbons. Poor little Faith thought he, for his heart smote him. What a wretch am I to leave her on such an errand She talks of dreams, too. Methought as she spoke there was trouble in her face, as if a dream had warned her what work is to be done tonight. But no, no twould kill her to think it. Well, shes a blessed angel on earth and after this one night Ill cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven.With this excellent resolve for the future, Goodman Brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose. He had taken a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood divagation to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind.