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“Young Goodman Brown”is one of Hawthorne’s most profound tales.
What is the allegorical meaning of Brown, the protagonist? What does Hawthorne set out to prove in this tale? How does Melville comment on Hawthorne’s manner of concerning with guilt and evil?
【正确答案】：A.Allegorically, the protagonist becomes an Everyman named Brown, a "young" man, who will be aged in one night by an adventure that makes everyone in this world a fallen idol.
B.He sets oul to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret.
C.Melville calls it the "power of blackness".