Question

Compare and contrast how Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Wharton's "A Journey" use similar characters, a plot twist, and a symbolic journey to convey the central idea that each man (or woman) struggles alone through life.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Both of these stories convey a message about disconnection and estrangement. In "Young Goodman Brown," the protagonist feels misjudged, befuddled and secluded when he discovers that his town, and all the more critically, his better half, are not what he anticipated. Then again, in "A Journey," the lady is segregated in two distinct manners. She feels detached because of the way that she is a lady, and along these lines, is to some degree outside of the open eye. Besides, she is secluded due to the demise of her significant other.    

The characters experience an emergency of personality when their social reality changes. On account of Goodman Brown, he understands that his town isn't what it appears when he finds everybody is scandalous, which is the plot twist. In "A Journey,"  which is the plot twist comes when the lady in the story understands her significant other is dead, however chooses not to state anything. This likewise prompts a personality emergency as she thinks about what losing her significant other means. Both of these stories eventually show that the characters, just as us all, are at last alone.