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Compare And Contrast The Most Dangerous Game And Young Goodman Brown

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English 102 Fiction Essay Compare and Contrast: Young Goodman Brown vs The Most Dangerous Game Justin C. Blanton Liberty University English 102 Fiction Essay Compare and Contrast: Young Goodman Brown vs The Most Dangerous Game Both stories are about fears in men. Goodman Brown fears the devil and the evils in men, even himself. Rainsford is afraid of the wealthy Zaroff, him being evil by hunting men. The authors write us stories that bring out the deeper fears in us and makes them real. The difference here is that Goodman Brown could have been imagining his encounter with The Old Man or Devil, while Rainsford fell off the boat and landed on an island with a crazy murderer after him. Understanding Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown leaves his home in Salem village, says goodbye to his wife, Faith. Brown has an errand to attend to and Faith doesn 't want him to go. Faith is afraid of the dark and she thinks something bad will happen to her. Brown tells her to pray and go to bed. Brown has no fear and Faith is afraid at this moment. Brown walks into the forest and meets an Old Man, who looks remarkably like Brown. The Old Man was good friends with Brown 's dad and grandpa. The Old Man lets Brown know that he is the devil without saying so. The Old Man offers Brown his walking stick, carved in the shape of a snake, indicating further that he may be the devil. Brown continues to insist that he and his ancestors have always been upstanding, good, honest, Christian men. The

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