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The premise of dualism has existed for thousands of years. The war against good versus evil has raged since biblical times. From Cain versus Abel to David versus Goliath, the sagas have been epic. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, Young Goodman Brown and Washington Irving’s, The Devil and Tom Walker are two examples of works containing this same premise. Within both stories good and evil wage war via each of the protagonist’s encounter with the devil, the roles of the wives in the stories, and is also illustrated in the cast of supporting characters. Note: This is my thesis sentence! What this reveals is my body paragraphs will pertain to these statements!

My first body paragraph would have to examples of Tom Walker’s and Goodman Brown’s struggle with good and evil. I might even have specific quotes from each of the stories that supported my argument. I would also include several sentences to compare and contrast the two protagonists’ good and evil qualities.

My second body paragraph would speak to the roles of the wives in the stories and how good versus evil was exemplified through these characters. I would include compare and contrast the two wives here. I would reveal (through the text) specific examples of each wife’s good and/or evil qualities.

My third body paragraph would have examples (comparisons and contrasts) of good and evil shown through the various “supporting” characters within the stories. Here I would include information on people like Goody Cloyse, Deacon Gookin and Martha Carrier from the story of Young Goodman Brown. From The Devil and Tom Walker I would write about the perception of good and evil as it pertains to characters like Deacon Peabody, Absalom Crowninshield and even Captain Kidd.

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