The Friday 56: Nathaniel Hawthrone and The Search for Love

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) 

I just discovered The Friday 56 on a Monday, but that doesn't stop me from playing along! The concept is that you take any book, flip open to page 56, and post one sentence that strikes you as interesting.

On my desk is a copy of  American Gothic Tales edited by Joyce Carol Oates. That says something about me, doesn't it?

I flipped to page 56 and opened up the third short story in the collection. It's by Nathaniel Hawthorne and the story is "The Man of Adamant, Young Goodman Brown".  Here's the page 56 sentence that got me to post:

What if a wretched old woman do choose to go to the devil when I thought she was going to heaven: is that any reason  why I should quit my dear Faith and go after her?

What would you do if that wretched old woman were actually a beautiful young lady or a beautiful handsome man? Would you chase that person into the depths of darkness? How far would you go for a person you love? These are the sorts of questions that can change your life. 

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