Which quotation from "Young Goodman Brown" about the setting best reflects the mood of the short story?

A. "On the Sabbath day, when the congregation were singing a holy psalm, he could not listen ... "

B. " The road grew wilder and dreary and more faintly traced, and vanished at links, leading him in the heart of the dark wilderness ... The whole forest was people with frightful sounds the creaking of trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians ... As if all of nature were laughing him to scorn"

C. " Young Goodman Brown came fourth at sunset in the street at Salem Village; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting case with his young wife"

D. " well, she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I cleaned her skirts and follow her to heaven"

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11 December, 15:01

Which quotation from "Young Goodman Brown" about the setting best reflects the mood of the short story?

A. "On the Sabbath day, when the congregation were singing a holy psalm, he could not listen ... "

B. " The road grew wilder and dreary and more faintly traced, and vanished at links, leading him in the heart of the dark wilderness ... The whole forest was people with frightful sounds the creaking of trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians ... As if all of nature were laughing him to scorn"

C. " Young Goodman Brown came fourth at sunset in the street at Salem Village; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting case with his young wife"

D. " well, she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I cleaned her skirts and follow her to heaven"

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Nash Watson · Answer 1

The quotation from "Young Goodman Brown" about the setting that best reflects the mood of the short story is:

B. "The road grew wilder and dreary and more faintly traced, and vanished at links, leading him in the heart of the dark wilderness ... The whole forest was people with frightful sounds the creaking of trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians ... As if all of nature were laughing him to scorn"

Explanation:

The short story "Young Goodman Brown", by Nathaniel Hawthorne has a gloomy, eerie and tense mood. Brown is a young man who, for some unknown and strange reason, is following the devil into the woods.

The setting being Salem during the witch hunt, the character values piety and religiousness. He looks up to several members of his community, having them as role models of Christianity. However, as he walks deeper into the forest, Brown begins to regret his quest. The forest changes, looking more and more wild, scary. He also sees several of the people he admires talking about spells and sins. It turns out they are all going to the same place where the devil is taking him. They are all sinners, and they want Brown to join them.

The quotation that best reflects the gloomy, eerie mood of the story is, therefore:

B. "The road grew wilder and dreary and more faintly traced, and vanished at links, leading him in the heart of the dark wilderness ... The whole forest was people with frightful sounds the creaking of trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians ... As if all of nature were laughing him to scorn"