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IN THE STORY : YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN …
IN THE STORY : YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN
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1. Choose questions that easily go together under one topic.
2. Give it a title
3. Write at least 300 words.
NOTE: Use the title of the work, type of genre, and the author’s name at the start of your journal.
For example: “In the short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne….
find below the journal questions that will easily go together as one topic and write extensively on it
Journal Questions for Literary Analysis
Plot:
1. Is the plot of this story like any other that you have read – does it conform to a formula?
2. What is the nature of the conflict of the protagonist?
3. How does the author reveal the exposition? Does he or she use foreshadowing or flashback?
How does this effect the author’s message and purpose?
Character
1. Can you identify with one of the characters in the story? Why – what is it about this character
that allows you to understand his or her perspective?
2. Did the character change his or her behavior or beliefs throughout the story? If so, how and why
did this changes occur?
3. What is the purpose of the minor characters? Do they act as a foil to the main character? Does
the author use them to illustrate the behavior and interactions of the main character? Do these
characters represent specific attitudes, beliefs, or cultural ideals?
Setting
1. Do you think the setting is important to the story’s development? If the setting was different,
would the outcome of the story be different or the character’s action be different?
2. Is the setting symbolic for something else? Is the time, place, and atmosphere important to the
theme of the story or the author’s message?
Point of View
1. Who tells the story? Does the point of view change during the story? If so, how does this change
the author’s message?
2. If this story were told from a different point of view, would it change the story’s impact?
Symbolism
1. What symbols, if any, does the author use in this story? What are these symbols? How do these
symbols help you to understand the author’s message or theme?
Theme
1. What is the theme of this story? Does the theme confirm your beliefs or challenge your
beliefs? Explain why.
Style, Tone, and Diction
1. What type of diction is used in this story? Is it formal or informal? Are the sentences long, short,
or punctuated heavily? Does the author use compound-complex sentences?
2. What was the author’s tone? – was it relaxed, sentimental, angry, sad or humorous?
Critical Strategies
1. What critical strategy do you think works well to help you analyze this story?
2. Will the biographical information about the author help you to understand this story better?
Journal Questions for Literary Analysis
3. Will the historical details that occurred when this story was written or that occurred in the
setting help you to understand this story better?
4. What types of evidence from the story will you use to support your interpretations story
