Personality Young Goodman Brown Is

Personality Young Goodman Brown" is a short story revolving around the major character himself, Goodman Brown ("Young Goodman brown, 2006). The plot of story may seem very simple but as one reads along until the very end, all the hidden meaning behind every word used in the story, the real personality of each characters, each scenes/scenarios depict a more profound meaning. There really is more than meets the eye in this story. The story talks about Goodman's dream.

He bade his goodbye to his wife then went out to meet a man which turned out to be his 'old' version. He and his 'old' version went deeper into the forest while his 'old self' talked about something which he did not recognize at first to be about his faith. But while they were walking he would sometimes turn his back as if wanting to go back to his wife, but did not have that very strong urge to really go back.

They stopped in an area where he witnessed a certain ritual which he interpreted to be demonic or satanic. He also saw some people he knows which seemed to be part of the ritual. That's when he wakes up. This dream shows that Goodman Brown's faith is being put to a test. His faith in his religion, his trust in the people he treasured the most (such as his wife, his parents and some of his colleagues) and his confidence in himself is not very strong.

This dream just disclose that in his subconscious mind, he is actually questioning his own faith, his love for his parents and his wife, Faith, and his trust towards his friends and acquaintances. The story ends in a narration that Goodman Brown died and not so many people were saddened. This is because he has lived the remaining days of his life fully distrusting all the people around him.

Paranoia has eaten his whole being that he is not able to get along with other people without thinking that they might do something bad to him or that they might put him into the hands of evil. However, aside from this implied meaning, there is another aspect of personality that is tackled in this story. Aside from the lack of faith, Goodman Brown has been showing a tremendous amount of pride. It is his pride that made him thought negatively of other people.

It is his pride that prevented him from asking anybody's help, even from his own wife. The kind of pride shown in this "Young Goodman Brown" story is a form of negative pride. This is the kind of pride that doesn't do any good. It can be easily seen from Goodman Brown that because of his pride, he is not able to change the course of events. He could have saved his life from further miseries. He could have had a better life with his wife and friends.

He could have had a better ending. Pride has eaten most of Goodman's positive attributes. His pride has stick to his very own personality making him forget about other and more important aspects of life such as love, respect, trust and faith. What happened to Goodman Brown is the best example of how pride can negatively affect the individual himself. The kind of pride that has enveloped Goodman Brown is the kind of pride that should not be kept nor maintained in one's self.

Meanwhile, the story entitled "Good Country People" talks about the life of Joy Hopewell. Joy is a young girl who lost her leg when she was still a kid. She had to live with the ordeal of having an amputated leg. She was not able to play around because her leg prevented her from doing so. Needless to say, Joy was not able to enjoy her childhood years because of her disability. When Joy reached her adulthood, she decided to change her name to Hulga.

Her reason from doing so is very lame. She believed that her name "Joy Hopewell" is a contradiction of her own personality. She does not feel joy or happy. She does not have any hopes about her life. She chooses Hulga as her new name because she believes that is a very ugly name, and fit for her ugly physical appearance. Joy or Hulga tries to live up with her name.

She thinks that it is ugly and that she is ugly, so she just did all the ugly things that she could muster. She always walks noisily as she thinks that her leg is what makes her very ugly. She wears ugly clothes. She is often heard giving ugly remarks to no one in particular. This is the very reason why she had no friends. Because Joy or Hulga is so persistent in making herself look ugly, no body would want to befriend her.

The only thing that Joy could not neglect is her studies. She loves reading and enjoys philosophy. That is why she has pursued a PhD in philosophy. Her doctoral degree adds conviction to how she views herself. Because of what she learned in Philosophy, she remains believing that she needs no one but herself. She even believes that no religion can ever make her feel better. However, Joy meets Manley, a Bible salesman. He introduced Joy to God who she has been trying to evade for the longest time.

Manley is able to see where Joy's vulnerability lies and so he is able to "attack" her and touch her soft spot. He is able to make Joy realize about the other side of life - the life with faith. Because of Manley, Joy is able to have a different perspective. She now sees life the way she has never viewed it before. Because of what Manley taught her, she is able to nurture a different side of her - one that is not ugly, physically, mentally and emotionally.

Good Country People" shows a different side of pride. It should be remembered that joy had a painful experience about her amputated leg. It is her pride that helped her to overcome such pain. because of her pride, she is able to maintain strong and committed to working hard to make herself successful. Because of her pride, she is able to overcome all forms of struggles brought about by his disability. Needless to say, it is Joy's pride that made her aim.