Comparing Iroquois Creation Story And Young Goodman Brown
What does one really know of a person’s true colors? People can act one way around people, but act completely different when they are alone. David Cusick’s translation of The Iroquois Creation Story and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown both explore this concept of hiding one’s true nature. Both of these stories show how characters who are seen as good are actually the most evil. This is shown by the actions of the Good Mind, goody Cloyse, and the minister.
The character of the Good Mind in The Iroquois Creation Story is a great example of how a seemingly good character can actually be evil. The Good Mind is shown to be a God-like being that creates the universe and Earth (Cusick 22). But by doing so, the Good Mind is desecrating his mother’s body, an act that is heavily frowned upon in many cultures. The Good Mind also lies to his brother about his weakness in order to get the information of his brother’s weakness to kill him (23). The Good Mind shows that he is not above deceit and trickery to get …show more content…
The minister is a highly respected religious figure that is expected to uphold the principles of Christianity, but he is shown going to a meeting of devil worshipers in the woods (Hawthorne 624). Goody Cloyse also shows that she is actually evil by going to the meeting as well. She is the older woman who taught goodman Brown his catechism when he was younger. Goody Cloyse also calls the devil “… your worship …” and is thought of as a friend by the devil (622- 623). She once again proves that she is actually evil by alluding to the fact she is a witch, a practice that is damnable in Christianity and was actually punishable by death (622-623). The minister and goody Cloyse are both upstanding citizens of their community, known for their piety, but they are actually people who are not how they appear and act in the ways of the
The character of the Good Mind in The Iroquois Creation Story is a great example of how a seemingly good character can actually be evil. The Good Mind is shown to be a God-like being that creates the universe and Earth (Cusick 22). But by doing so, the Good Mind is desecrating his mother’s body, an act that is heavily frowned upon in many cultures. The Good Mind also lies to his brother about his weakness in order to get the information of his brother’s weakness to kill him (23). The Good Mind shows that he is not above deceit and trickery to get …show more content…
The minister is a highly respected religious figure that is expected to uphold the principles of Christianity, but he is shown going to a meeting of devil worshipers in the woods (Hawthorne 624). Goody Cloyse also shows that she is actually evil by going to the meeting as well. She is the older woman who taught goodman Brown his catechism when he was younger. Goody Cloyse also calls the devil “… your worship …” and is thought of as a friend by the devil (622- 623). She once again proves that she is actually evil by alluding to the fact she is a witch, a practice that is damnable in Christianity and was actually punishable by death (622-623). The minister and goody Cloyse are both upstanding citizens of their community, known for their piety, but they are actually people who are not how they appear and act in the ways of the