Comparing Young Goodman And Rappaccini's Daughter

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Hawthorne’s stories young goodman and rappaccini's daughter both compare to the biblical tale of the garden of eden. in the next few paragraphs you will see how they are alike.
These three stories take place in a garden or a garden type setting. in the olden days gardens and forest symbolized evil. The evil in Young Goodman Brown is all the people at the sabbath. in Rappaccini's Daughter the evil is the plants. In the Garden of Eden the serpent was the evil
Another comparison would be how the men love the woman so much they suffer for it, and by suffer i mean death. In the Garden of Eden, Adam's love for Eve was very strong. He did whatever she said, so in the end they both suffer harsh life and death. In Young Goodman Brown, he leaves faith

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