Nathaniel Hawthrone'S Use Of Allegory

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In the woods, Brown meets his escort, a character who signifies being the devil. The devil suggests Brown to take his walking stick that is illustrated as having "the likeness of a great black snake" (Hawthorne 387). The snake "might also be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a live serpent" (Hawthorne 387)...
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The snake-like facade of the staff symbolizes the crafty and deceitful character of Brown's companion. Jimmy Maher points out that "Christian, and particularly Puritan, theology emphasizes that the devil's natural domain is here in the real world, and that he can thus easily corrupt anyone who grows too attached to life here on the material plane...
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