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There are many comparisons that can be made relating Sigmund Freud’s lecture on
Psychoanalysis and the story of Young Goodman Brown. ... Young
Goodman Brown is obviously a man that has repressed emotions. ... By applying
Frueds theory of the mind to Young Goodman Brown you realize he endures battles within the
conscious and unconscious.
Many of Freud’s patients experienced some of the same thoughts and feelings that Young
Goodman Brown experienced in his trip through the forest. ...
Young Goodman Brown’s initial words to the elder expressed fear and uncertainty,
but it was not totally unexpected. Young Goodman Brown viewed the elder’s staff as a serpent. ... ” After the confrontation and
conversation with Goody Cloyse, Young Goodman Brown tried to convince himself that his
conscience was clear regarding the events that transpired before his eyes. ...
After the travelers had passed, it became obvious that Young Goodman Brown was
suffering from hysteria. ... Young Goodman
Brown began to call out to Faith, or did he call out to faith? ... It seems that Brown cannot accept the sexuality
and human sinfulness of Faith, he prefers her in fantasy. ... ” Young Goodman Brown was in the face of evil, traveling deeper into the unconscious.
Young Goodman Brown was antagonized by the events because he had no answers. ... The battle
that Young Goodman Brown faced complements the struggle between God and Satan. ... In Freudian terms, it is the struggle for supremacy between the id and the
superego.
The fact that Young Goodman Brown did not embrace the bad qualities of man,
ultimately led to his own demise.
Approximate Word count = 1272
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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