The Pink Ribbons
For just a moment, forget all the wonderfully complex things you know about analyzing literature and ask yourself: what things does the color pink call to mind? For us here at Shmoop, some of thos...
The Woods
The woods are just trees/ The trees are just wood! With all due respect to Stephen Sondheim—if there's one thing we know about the woods in fairy tales, it's that they're not just wood. Take Lit...
The Serpentine Staff
Snakes have always gotten the short end of the stick. No other animal has quite the same reputation for sneakiness, cunning, and general deadliness. No other animal makes you think "Satan" or "dev...
The Evil Assembly
The assembly in "Young Goodman Brown" doesn't have a "Devils Welcome!" sign posted at the entrance. But it's got the next best thing: a couple of big, blazing pine trees. It's a nice image—a rem...
Faith
Yes, poor little Faith is way more of a symbol than a character. And what does she symbolize? Well, uh, faith. Obviously. Just check out the way Goodman Brown talks about her:• "Is that any reas...