It seems necessary to write a few lines about the author. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. Due to his ancestor's involvement in the Salem witch trials, Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne" to hide this relationship. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821 and graduated in 1825. Hawthorne published his first work, Fanshawe, in 1828. He then published several short stories which he collected in 1837 under the title Twice-Told Tales. His masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, was published in 1850. A political appointment took Hawthorne and his family to Europe before their return to The Wayside in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864. Much of the Hawthorne's writing focused on New England, with many works featuring Puritan-inspired moral allegories. His works of fiction are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the evil and sin inherent in humanity, and his works often contain moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend Franklin Pierce. Discussion: The story begins at sunset in a village named Salem, as young Goodman Brown leaves his wife, Faith, for duty in the forest. Faith begs her husband to stay with her, but he insists the trip must be completed that night. In the forest, he meets an older man, carrying a staff resembling a black snake. Other villagers were in the woods that night. Suddenly, young Goodman Brown hears his wife's voice in the trees and decides to fly through the forest with the old man's staff. During the ceremony, he and Faith approach the altar, he yells at Faith to look to the sky and resist...... middle of paper ......the most important factors of the 'history. Narrative Techniques: Works Cited Abrams, MH Glossary of Literary Terms. Fike, Mathew AA Jungian Approach to Young Goodman Brown of Hawthorn. Winthrop. Swisher, Clarice. Nathaniel Hawthorn: a biography. Fulle, Edmund and B. J. O. Kinnick. Stories derived from life in New England. Feidelson, Charles. The hawthorn as a symbolist. Murff, Amanda. “Nathaniel’s Essay on the Hawthorn.” April 2013.web. March 12, 2014 “http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rebeccal/lit/238f11/pdfs/YoungGoodmanBrown.pdf/”. Internet. March 5, 2014«.» Internet. March 10, 2014«.» Internet. March 11, 2014«.» Internet. March 9, 2014«.» Internet. March 10, 2014«.» Internet. March 10 2014