Young Goodman Brown Allusions

Literary/Philosophical References

• The Bible (Genesis throughout, Exodus 7.11 in paragraph 36)
• John Bunyan (The Pilgrim's Progress)
• John Milton (Paradise Lost)
• "The Gray Champion" (another Hawthorne story; "Young Goodman Brown" was attributed to "the author of 'The Gray Champion'" when it appeared in 1835)

Historical References

• Salem Witch Trials (1, 27, 32, throughout)
• Protestant Persecutions under Mary Tudor (17)
• King Philip's War (18)