Compare And Contrast The Minister's Black Veil And Young Goodman Brown

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“The Minister’s Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown” have many similarities. Both stories have similar writing styles, settings, and themes. Since both these stories were written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, they have many similarities.
Hawthorne’s writing style in both of these stories are extremely similar. He used many words in the Puritan language. An example of this would be the word, “Prithee” which is mentioned in both stories. He also had very extended and vivid descriptions of certain scenes. One example of an extended, vivid description in “Young Goodman Brown” is when Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the scene around Goodman Brown as he hears horses galloping. Hawthorne goes into great detail about all that Young Goodman Brown

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