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Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salem village; but put his head back after crossing threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his wife. And Faith, as the wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons on her cap while she called to Goodman Brown. Questions:
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A. This passage is taken from
Young Goodman Brown
, who is the author?
【正确答案】正确答案：Nathaniel Hawthorne
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B. What is the symbolic meaning of "pink ribbons"?
【正确答案】正确答案：In this story, "pink ribbons" appeared three times. They symbolize the faith Brown holds toward God and human that religion and human are pure and upright.
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C. What is a symbol in literature?
【正确答案】正确答案：A symbol is a sign which suggests more than its literal meaning. In other words, a symbol is both literal and figurative. A symbol is a way of telling a story and a way of conveying meaning. The best symbols are those that are believable in the lives of the characters and also convincing as they convey a meaning beyond the literal level of the story. If the symbol is obscure or ambiguous , then the very obscurity and the ambiguity may also be part of the meaning of the story.