New England Stories
Tradition in Two New England Stories and in Today
Both "A New England Nun" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne are tales of distinct New England traditions. While "A New England Nun" portrays the marrying customs of old New England, "Young Goodman Brown" depicts the spiritual customs of Puritan New England. But such is not to say that every Puritan was going to midnight meetings with the Devil -- the tale is an allegorical representation of every man's dual nature; nor is Freeman suggesting anything more than that Louisa Ellis prefers her life the way she has grown accustomed to having it -- nice and pretty and free of dirt. Though Goodman Brown and Louisa Ellis are both affected by the traditions of their New England surroundings, both are able to transcend them: Louisa Ellis through the happy chance hearing of her fiance's love for another, and Goodman Brown through the spiritual insight gained after a night of temptation. As Freeman and Hawthorne show, customs are always shaping individuals, but sometimes individuals buck the trends of tradition, which can even be seen today.
Louisa Ellis is a woman who has been engaged for fifteen years to someone she has not had to see for fourteen of those years. As a girl she was...
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