Bibliography: The Norton Anthology American Literature Beginnings to 1865

Post 1: Both “Young Goodman Brown” and “Rip Van Winkle” go on a journey (of sorts). Compare at least one specific aspect of their journeys that is similar. Compare at least one specific aspect of their journeys that is different. In each case, explain how each character is changed by his journey. Washington Irving: Biography, Vol. 1 pp. 511-513 and “Rip Van Winkle,” Vol. 1 pp. 515-527 (fiction) Nathaniel Hawthorne: Biography, Vol. 1 pp. 651-655 and “Young Goodman Brown,” Vol. 1 pp. 668-677 (fiction) Criteria: •300 words minimum (excluding quotations and citations) •Include two properly integrated and cited direct quotations (one from each story) to support your claims. See the Literary Analysis Tools Module from this week’s activities for information about integrating and citing quotations.