In “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, how does the author present the characters, dialogue, actions, setting, and events that make up the story of this news? This essay will answer these questions. RWB Lewis in "Back in Time: Hawthorne" states that "there is always more to the world in which Hawthorne's characters operate than any one of them can see at a single glance." eye” (77). In Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," this fact is especially true since the main character, Goodman Brown, is a naive hero and the narrator tells much of the story through the protagonist's limited point of view. In this story, the author uses a third-person narrator, who uses proper nouns and third-person pronouns to refer to the different characters in the story: YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN went out at sunset, into the village street of Salem, but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a goodbye kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as his wife was aptly named, thrust her pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap, while she called out to Goodman Brown. The narrator possesses the ability to read the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist, the young Puritan husband, Goodman Brown, alone, of all the characters. As Brown rounds the corner of the meeting room, he thinks, “Poor little Faith! he thought, as his heart ached. "What a wretch am I to let her go on such an errand! She also speaks of dreams. As she spoke, it seemed to me that there was worry on her face, as if a dream had warned her work to do tonight But no, no! It would kill her to think so. Well, she's a blessed angel on earth and after this night I'll be... middle of paper... agonist. ; character through which the perceptions of the site arrive at the reader This inconsistency of point of view within given paragraphs can be a source of ambiguity within the tale In conclusion, we have seen how in “Young Goodman Brown”. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author presents the characters, dialogue, actions, settings and events that make up the narrative of this short story, and what may be a source of ambiguity in the tale WORKS CITED Abrams, MH A Glossary of Literary Terms, 7th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1999. Hawthorne, Nathaniel “Young Goodman Brown.” 1835. http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~daniel/amlit/goodman/goodmantext.htmlLewis, RWB “Back in Time: Hawthorne.” In Hawthorne – A Collection of Critical Essays, edited by AN Kaul Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.., 1966.