I did not like the story of Goodman Brown. As I understood it, he was a man of faith and had high trust in the Church. Yet, he was led down a journey by whom he thought a man of the devil and there was a worship going on in the dessert forest. It was possibly a dream at the end and the character of Goodman Brown could not understand if it was a dream or not. He had a hard time going to Church and feeling comfortable afterward. I feel the story was truly a dream of what he fears or that he is struggling with his faith and is having nightmares of what could happen if he falls into the trap of sin.
However, The Lottery was a much different story. It was about a community coming together to select a paper from the black box. At the end of the Lottery one family has to go through the lottery together and had to see who ended up with the black dot. It turns out Tessie was selected. The community seemingly stones her to death? I feel that this was possibly population control? I think the society was severely messed up and had a demented tradition going on. I liked this story because it was easier to read and unpredictable.
Also, as discussed in class we are to blog our paper topics. I would like to write about my take of Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart. I want to write about my perception of the narrator being schizophrenic. I feel the story would give me ample evidence to support my inquiry.
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