Compare And Contrast Young Goodman Brown And The Devil

The devil has a way of getting in ones head and completely changing certain aspects of ones life. He may manifest as a welcoming, relatable person, or a vicious beast out to devour the soul of those near him. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown, and Stephen King’s The Man in the Black Suit, the common theme is to show the effect that evil has on innocence. Although only one of the devils was successful, both of them try to influence the characters in a negative way, and they use powerful, clever language to manipulate them. Both devils want to prove that human nature is evil, so they flood the minds of Goodman Brown and Gary with harrowing thoughts of the ones closest to them to try and influence the characters in a negative†¦show more content†¦He is using compelling words to convince Goodman that everyone is evil and that there is no pure souls in the world. The King devil makes up irresistible stories to seize the attention of Gary so he can make him worry about his family. The devil tried to convince Gary that his mother killed his brother Dan when he said that his mother â€Å"passed on that fatal weakness† to him. He even dared to say that it was â€Å"as if she had put a gun to his head† and that she essentially â€Å"pulled the trigger† (831). The devil is placing blame on Gary’s mother by coming up with fictitious stories about her. The Hawthorne devil was extremely successful in completely changing Goodman Brown’s life and his relationships with the ones closest to him in a negative way, whereas Gary’s experience with the devil only brought him closer to his faith and his family. Hawthornes devil wanted to strip Goodman of any happiness he could have possibly attained in the future. Brown became â€Å"a darkly meditative† and â€Å"distrustful† man (9). Goodman Brown was once a happy man who believed that there was good in everyone, but his encounter with the devil made him so wretched that even â€Å"his dying hour was gloom† (9). 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