Ambiguity in Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown

The ambiguity of "Young Goodman Brown" of "Young Goodman Brown" of Nathaniel Hawthorne is ambiguous, and this article hopes to explore this problem. Peter Conn talks about Hawthorne's ambiguity in "Searching for the voice of a new country" as follows. The glare of modern reality makes his imagination impossible. He needs a shadow and half light, and seeks a balance of tension in ambiguity.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's young Goodman Brown's revelation Nathaniel Hawthorne's criticism and reflection on young Goodman Brown focuses on the theme of good and evil. Critics are talking about interpretation of the main character's consciousness, such as whether Brown is awaking or dreaming. Surely, he believes that he believes in righteousness separates him from the community, he lives and suffers and dies. Hawthorn's interpretation of Brown's "middle-aged crisis" is ambiguous and certainly gives the reader many different opinions about the cause and cause of a particular matter. Hawthorne used symbolism in his allegorical story "Young Goodman Brown"

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" is a fable like Hawthorn's other allegorical novel "Red Letter". The way of writing Hawthorne is the same for both "Young Goodman Brown" and Scarlet Letter. For example, Hawthorn eventually left ambiguity about the two stories. In the case of "Young Goodman Brown", he will not let us know whether Brown and the devil's journey are all dreams or reality. At the same time, the "red letter" does not explain which interpretation of the scarlet letter of Dimmesdale is correct in the final scaffolding scene. Mr. Hawthorn chose to explain, "The reader can choose from these theories." In addition, these two stories are allelues that people, things, and events have hidden or symbolic meanings, usually used to teach and explain ideas and moral principles. Therefore, these two stories are definitely trying to teach lessons to us.