narrative skills in Young Goodman Brown

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The narrative model, the images, and the protagonist characterization are the most important aspects of the narrative skills in Young Goodman Brown. With the help of narrative skills, Hawthorne creates a wonderful masterpiece for us. The combination of the unreliable and reliable narrations, the use of images, and the vivid characterization of the protagonist make us understand the protagonist and the whole story very well. Firstly, the reliable narration leads people to notice the change of Brown’s character, while the unreliable narration makes this change reasonable and may lead readers to think about the reality of his experience and human beings’ original sin. Secondly, the narrative images are very meaningful, even in terms of color and shape. Finally, in the characterization, Hawthorne pays detailed attention to Brown through his words and thoughts.