Imagery In Young Goodman Brown. Ambiguity and uncertainty in young goodman brown in young goodman brown nathaniel hawthorne through the use of deceptive imagery creates a sense of uncertainty that illuminates the theme of man s inability to operate within a framework of moral absolutism. For example in the beginning of the story young goodman brown is leaving his wife faith at sunset to go on a journey that cannot.
Brown feels isolated and the solitude is reinforced by the colors hawthorne chose to include in the story. Images of the sunset and of a journey and several others appear throughout the story to amplify the theme of young goodman brown. The imagery used in young goodman brown amplifies the theme of the loss of innocence.
For example in the beginning of the story young goodman brown is leaving his wife faith at sunset to go on a journey that cannot.
This knowledge is very painful and shocking to young goodman brown. Images of the sunset and of a journey and several others appear throughout the story to amplify the theme of young goodman brown. The imagery of the darkened desolate road is like walking into a cave. Ominous foreboding isolated unpredictable goodman brown.