Young good brown man

PSYCHOANALYSIS- How is this story an allegory for the human soul/mind/heart? - Identify the symbolic Conscious, Unconscious, Id, Ego, and Super-Ego - What are four real psychological hang-ups and problems (like defense mechanisms) that Brown may be dealing with? HISTORICISM - How, specifically, is this story inspired by historical events? Compare the two. - What does the author seem to think about the historical events. - How can the messages of this event be applied to the present time (through this story)? RELIGIOUS ALLEGORY (GOOD VS. EVIL) - How is this story an allegory for good vs. evil? What is it trying to say about that? - How is this story an allegory for the Puritans' Calvinist religion? - What does this story have to say about human nature (particularly guilt, sin, evil, and shame)?