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Young Goodman Brown Mood Analysis

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the setting adds a lot to the meaning and the mood of the story and I'm going to till you how. the starting setting is a peaceful yet a mystery mood were young Goodman brown is going into the woods after talk to faith. the mood in town is safe it around dusk about to turn into night the fact that thing are about to change and not for the better. dusk is close to night time win all manner of evil comes out to play with the hearts and souls of man giving a bad foreshadowing for the Goodman brown setting and foreboding mood and a since of mystery. the mood changes with the settings in the first setting its getting more and more foreboding as he lives the town . as Goodman brown goes from his home to the forest a pace od evil the mood changes. …show more content…

the setting in this seen reflect the madness in poor young Goodman brown. it the frightening no longer is the setting one thing as he run you hear the Indians the best od the forest and no longer do he fear them thy fear hem as the setting changes it show the mood Goodman brown in crazy and confused the mood is freighting to the creators in the forest and insanely funny to young Goodman brown. the setting in the seen is mint to reflect the crazy mood poor young Goodman brown is in . the setting in scene 4 is young Goodman brown at the alter in a field on fire with the Indian and sinners with the saints mix in the setting is mint to resemble hell it self and setting a dark mood of fear and darnation the ending scene 5 where young Goodman brown rejected sin he is returned to the safety of town a grim man the mood is now more distrust fool and fear fool because he now that all he people he that were good are really not good at all. the setting in any story can set the mood and till a story all it own I hope you have enjoy my paper on it thank you for reading it and have a nice

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