Young Goodman Brown

1. To show how religous groups lost faith due to the belief of witches.
2. No because she loses herself to the devil but initially at the beggining, yes. After Faith loses her ribbon Brown loses his faith.
3. I think that the pink ribbons signify innocence and purity.
4. I think that the story is a dream because while he is in the field witnessing the meeting, the story suddenly moves to the morning the next day and no one is say is mentioning anything about a meeting and the ministers are going up their buisness giving sermons.
5. I think that the old man adumbrated what Brown was going to be like after the night was over. Hints of this is how he was similar to Brown except his facial expressions.
6. The staff represents temptation? I think the staff leads onwards because because Brown didn't want to continue but the old man insisted and handed him the staff to help him move faster.
7. He probably would've went on living his normal life and still had his faith and had no problem with any other people because there'd be nothing to question them on.

Intercede-  to plead on behalf on someone else.

 Hackneyed-  used so often as to lack freshness or origionality.

Approbation-  the expression of approval or favorable opinoin, praise.

 Innuendo-  a hint, indirect suggestion or reference.

Coalition-  a combination, union, or merger for some specific reason. 

 Elicit-  to draw forth, bring out form some source.

 Hiatus-  a gap, opening, break (in the sense that an element is missing)

 Assuage-  to make easier or milder, to relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, to satisfy, appease, quench.

 Decadence-  decline, decay, or deteriouration; excessive self-indugence.

 Expostulate-  to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.

 Simulate-  to make a pretense of, to imitate.

 Jaded-  wearied, worn-out, dulled.

 Umbrage-  shade cast by trees; overshadowing influence or power.

 Prerogative-  a special right or privilage.

Lurid-  causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale, or sallow in color.

 Transcend-  to rise above or beyond; to exceed.

 Provincial-  pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being 
limited or backward

Petulant-  peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated or upset.

Unctuous-  excessivley smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of eagerness, sincerity, or peity.

Meritorious-  worthy, deserving of praise and recognition.