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THE WEAKNESS OF PUBLIC MORALITY
In “Young Goodman Brown,” Hawthorne reveals what he sees as the corruptibility that results from Puritan society’s emphasis on public morality, which often weakens private religious faith. Although Goodman Brown has decided to come into the forest and meet with the devil, he still hides when he sees Goody Cloyse and hears the minister and Deacon Gookin. He seems more concerned with how his faith appears to other people than with the fact that he has decided to meet with the devil. Goodman Brown’s religious convictions are rooted in his belief that those around him are also religious. This kind of faith, which depends so much on other people’s views, is easily weakened. When Goodman Brown discovers that his father, grandfather, Goody Cloyse, the minister, Deacon Gookin, and Faith are all in league with the devil, Goodman Brown quickly decides that he might as well do the same. Hawthorne seems to suggest that the danger of basing a society on moral principles and religious faith lies in the fact that members of the society do not arrive at their own moral decisions. When they copy the beliefs of the people around them, their faith becomes weak and rootless.
False, it can also be transmitted through many other ways, but these ways are extremely rare.
Answer: b. False
Answer:
Option A (the central idea), option C (supporting details), Option D (the reader's position) and option E (supporting evidence).
Explanation:
While writing a critique, it becomes important to clear the text or the piece of work that the author is going to criticize. Therefore, the author needs to discuss the main theme or the central idea of the work. Before going to criticise any of the work the author needs to have some supporting details that he can use to support his argument. A critique should be simple, clear and concise so that the readers can easily understand it. The author may keep some supporting evidence with him while writing a critique because it will help him to cite sources and give a more reliable critique.
