Argue the case that the main theme of “Young Goodman Brown” is found in the narrator’s comment: “The fiend in his own shape is less hideous than when he rages in the breast of man” (30).

Here are a few key tasks to focus on:
1. Have a strong thesis statement, one that provides a definite answer to the question posed in the essay topic. Please underline your thesis statement.
2. Have a well-organized argument in support of the thesis statement.
3. Argue by interpreting evidence from the text. Please avoid all-purpose description and plot summary..
You should assume that the reader of your essay has read the text.

– would like to focus on puritan hypocrisy and how that is related to the main theme of the short story. Support arguments with examples from the text.
– shouldn’t need any other sources other than the story itself.
– citation provided:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Young Goodman Brown.” Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories, Dover, 1992, pp. 24-34.