Answer: I think Hawthorne's purpose was that people and many other things aren't always what they seem to be.
2. Hawthorne states that Brown's wife is 'aptly named" Faith. After reading the story, do you agree? Does Faith's name fit her personality? Does Brown have true Faith in her?
Answer: In the beginning her name does fit her because she was a good and kind hearted woman, but she does end up turning evil.
3. What do you think the pink ribbons signify?
Answer: I think the pink ribbons signified the innocence and good in Faith.
4. Was everything Brown witnessed real, a figment of his imagination, something conjured by evil, or a dream? Support your answers with passages from the text.
Answer: I think what Brown witnessed was a dream because when he had seen his childhood friend Goody, she paid no attention to him, as if she did not see him at all.
5. Who do you think the old man really is? What textual clues tell you this?
Answer: I think the old man is meant to be the devil because he immediately comes off as mysterious.
6. What does the staff represent? Do you think the staff leads Brown onward or is the primary motivator Brown's own conscience/mind?
Answer: The staff represents the old man/devils way to lead and bring Brown further into the forest.
7. If Brown had not ventured into the forest, how would his life be different? If he'd stayed home, would Brown still have Faith? Would he still trust his wife and his fellow townspeople?
Answer: If Brown stayed home his life would have stayed the same. He would still have Faith, but after venturing into the forest and coming back he ends up not fully loving his wife and he turnes into someone who trusts no one.
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