Setting
Where does "The Maypole of Merry Mount" take place? How does the description of the village change by the end of the story?
Merry Mount, New England. It starts off always sunny; by the end it's dark and gloomy.
What is the true identity of the man that Goodman Brown meets in the forest? Give at least one detail to support this hypothesis.
Satan. His staff was wriggling serpent and the same staff the magi used against Moses. Goody Cloyse refers to him affectionately as the devil. He has knowledge that spans across multiple lifetimes.
How does "Young Goodman Brown" end? Give 3 details about the ending.
After the ritual, he wakes up in the forest unsure if it was all just a dream or not. He spends the rest of his days in paranoia, distrusting his own friends and family.
What is an important theme in Jonthan Edwards's sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
People need to fear the wrath of God.
The unsaved could be but a moment away from God's eternal punishment.
How did the audience react to Edwards's sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
They screamed and ran out in fear.
What is the name of the current US state that Chief Seattle was writing from in his Letter to All?
Washington state
What is a pagan? List 2 characteristics.
Refers to religions outside of the main Abrahamic ones (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Polytheistic. Emphasis on nature worship. Pleasure seeking.
In "High Horse's Courting," what is Red Deer's second plan to help High Horse after the first one fails? What goes wrong with this plan? Give 3 key details about their plan/what goes wrong.
He suggests that High Horse get naked and paint himself up to look like a scary spirit so no one will mess with him. However, High Horse ends up falling asleep, and when the girl's parents wake up to see a naked painted man on their floor, they freak out and it startles him. High Horse then runs out of the teepee, terrifying the villagers.
What is Chief Seattle's central message in his letter?
Settlers need to respect and live in harmony with the land in order to ensure a good future.
What is the marriage custom among the Sioux people? What was typically the dowry?
Marriages are arranged. Families usually wanted horses for a dowry. If parents did not approve, a man could "steal" his bride; they would run away together, and when they came back in the village, the village had to accept their union.
Where did the Puritans first arrive in America?
The Massachusetts Bay.
Hawthorne is known for his ___ characters, such as a sinful preacher or a pious sinner.
Ambiguous
In "Maypole," who is the Puritan leader that enters the town? What does he do there? List 3 things.
Endicott; he cuts down the Maypole, cuts off the Pagans' ears, puts them in stocks, and kills the dancing bear. He forces the young married couple to join the gloomy and repressive Puritan society.
In "High Horse's Courting," why did the girl's father finally accept High Horse's dowry? Why was this last gesture in the story important?
Before High Horse had only offered a mediocre dowry of a few horses that weren't in that great of health. At the end of the story, he makes this grand gesture by rounding up hundreds of the enemy tribe's horses for the girl.
For the girl's father, it wasn't just about the number or quality of the horses. He wanted High Horse to prove himself as a man.
What is one fundamental difference between the views of the Puritans vs. the Native Americans?
How they viewed nature: natives revered nature and lived in harmony; Puritans feared nature.
Beliefs: Natives less restrictive.
What does the forest tend to represent in Hawthorne's stories?
A place of evil, outside society, where people go to commune with the devil.
What values does a trickster character type embody in traditional Native American stories?
Tricksters demonstrate the value of being clever and outwitting your opponent. They're also humorous and entertaining.
In Native American stories, what are 2 common features in stories explaining the origin of corn?
Sacrifice; a maiden usually produces the corn from her body or her blood after being slain.
What is an important lesson that can be learned from The Salem Witch Trials? What is an example of a modern day witch hunt?
Use your rationality and question everything, especially when the discourse is inciting hate and violence.
Modern witch hunt responses may vary.
What are 3 different types of Native American stories?
Origin stories, heroic journey, moral tales, trickster tale, creation story.
"High Horse's Courting" is a story from the Sioux people. Where were/are the Sioux largely located?
In the Dakotas.
Who does Goodman Brown see at the witch gathering in the forest? List 3.
His wife, Faith; the preacher; Goody Cloyse, Martha Carrier; Deacon Gookin.
What falls from the sky that convinces Brown that his wife is at the witch's sabbath?
Her pink hair ribbons.
How does the theme of "Young Goodman Brown" relate to the Puritan belief of original sin?
Original sin states that humans are naturally evil; this is accompanied by an extreme sense of guilt and distrust. In "YGB," Brown comes face to face with the secret, hidden evil that surrounds him in the village, and it causes him to question appearance vs. reality.
What does "City upon a Hill" refer to?
How Puritans were meant to create a utopian society for the rest of the world to look up to and model themselves after.