Essay

Young Goodman Brown vs. The Rocking Horse Winner

Fiction Essay

LUO-ENGL 102-D06

Stephanie Montgomery

L26889844

APA

Fiction Essay Outline

I. Introduction

The stories of “Rocking Horse Winner” and the “Young Goodman Brown”, both Paul and Mr. Goodman live their lives full of emotion, fantasy and misapprehension.

II. Characterizations-The main characters in each story seem to change the outcome of the story.

A. Young Goodman Brown

1. Brown was seen as a Christian man, but had deep evil tendencies.

2. Brown left his wife of only 3 months, Faith to go pursue his evil deeds

3. The mysterious Traveler

a. He can upon a man that looked similar to himself

b. Staff that looked like a snake (evil?)

c. The traveler was depicted as the Devil

4. Brown had fear for the dark forest.

a. Brown thought of the forest as where evil lives and grows

B. The Setting of Young Goodman Brown

1. 17th century, Puritan

2. Salem Village, Massachusetts

C. Paul

1. All he wanted was for his mother to be happy because she feared she had bad luck like her husband did.

2. Paul hated to hear his mother say they always had no money and needed more

D. The Setting of The Rocking Horse Winner

1. There was no pacific date and time given for this story

2. The back scenery is set in London, England after the end of WWI.

III. Paul so much wants to help his family bring more money home so he can please his greedy mother.

A. Paul rides a Wooden Rocking Horse so he can hopefully get the winning horses name in the race.

1. Paul rides the rocking horse furiously until the finds out the name of the winning horse.

2. Paul finds some trace of being happy when he gives his mother the money he has won.

3. Paul’s wooden horse seems to be a good luck charm for him and his family but in the end Paul has a...