Young Goodman Brown
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes The Hypocrisy of Puritanism Losing Faith and Innocence Nature and the Supernatural Saints vs. Sinners Family and Individual Choice
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Goodman Brown Faith The Devil Goodman Brown’s Father
Symbols
All Symbols Faith’s pink ribbons The devil’s serpent staff
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
Quiz
Download PDF
Download Teacher Edition
The LitCharts.com logo.
Sign In Sign up for A+
The LitCharts.com logo.
AI Tools
  • Ask LitCharts AI
  • Discussion Question Generator
  • Essay Prompt Generator
  • Quiz Question Generator
Guides Guides
  • Literature Guides
  • Poetry Guides
  • Shakespeare Translations
  • Literary Terms
Sign In Sign up for A+ Sign up

Young Goodman Brown

by

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Upgrade to A+
Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Hypocrisy of Puritanism Theme Icon
    The Hypocrisy of Puritanism
  • Losing Faith and Innocence Theme Icon
    Losing Faith and Innocence
  • Nature and the Supernatural Theme Icon
    Nature and the Supernatural
  • Saints vs. Sinners Theme Icon
    Saints vs. Sinners
  • Family and Individual Choice Theme Icon
    Family and Individual Choice
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Goodman Brown
  • Faith
  • The Devil
  • Goodman Brown’s Father
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Faith’s pink ribbons Symbol Icon
    Faith’s pink ribbons
  • The devil’s serpent staff Symbol Icon
    The devil’s serpent staff
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
Quiz
Theme Wheel Theme Viz
Download this Chart (PDF)
Download the Teacher Edition
Download this Chart (PDF)

Young Goodman Brown Study Guide

It's easy to cite LitCharts for use in academic papers and reports.


MLA

Hagen, Anna. "Young Goodman Brown." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Aug 2015. Web. 15 Jun 2025.


Chicago

Hagen, Anna. "Young Goodman Brown." LitCharts LLC, August 17, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/young-goodman-brown.

Company
About Us Our Story Jobs
Support
Help Center Contact Us
Connect
Facebook Twitter
Legal
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Privacy Request
Home About Contact Help
Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved
Terms Privacy Privacy Request
The LitCharts.com logo.
Save time. Stress less.
Sign up!
  • AI Tools for on-demand study help and teaching prep.
  • Quote explanations, with page numbers, for over 47,723 quotes.
  • PDF downloads of all 2,146 LitCharts guides.
  • Expert analysis to take your reading to the next level.
  • Advanced search to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
  • Quizzes, saving guides, requests, plus so much more.
  • Expert analysis to take your reading to the next level.
  • Advanced search to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
  • Quizzes, saving guides, requests, plus so much more.
The LitCharts.com logo.
Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account
You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to request a guide
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Get your answer with a free account
You’ll also get tons of other helpful features, including free quizzes and saving guides.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Last step: complete your free account
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account.
You'll be able to access your notes and highlights, make requests, and get updates on new titles.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to access notes and highlights
Already have an account? Sign in
The LitCharts.com logo.
Saving guides requires a free LitCharts account
Easily access your saved guides anytime.

or

Already have an account? Sign in
Complete your free account to save guides
Already have an account? Sign in