ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What ritual does the character resembling the devil attempt to perform in the woods, with goodman Brown as the object?
A
A conversion
B
A christening
C
A wedding
D
A baptism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In “Young Goodman Brown, ” the devil attempts to perform a baptism ritual in the woods, with Goodman Brown and his wife Faith as the objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -The devil’s serpent staff Symbol Analysis. When Goodman Brown meets the man whom Hawthorne later reveals to be the devil, Hawthorne draws attention to the man’s staff, which resembles a black serpent and almost seems to twist like a live snake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Goody Cloyse She taught Goodman Brown his catechism when he was a child. Goodman Brown encounters Goody Cloyse on the path to the devil’s ceremony.

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