Mystery is attractive. The unknown has been attracting writers for years. Ghost stories, vampires and werewolves are resurfacing topics that never seem to lose interest. This fascination in the unknown can be seen in early short stories like Nathaniel Hawthorn's Young Goodman Brown, or in modern day series like in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga.
First up is the classic Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this short story, we follow Young Goodman Brown as he takes a walk into a dark forest that represents evil. He meets up with the devil and sees that everyone in his town is evil. Here he struggles with himself and his decision to leave his wife Faith. He then sees her being converted to satanism by the deacon of his village, and he can't trust anyone. At the end we don't know if this was a dream or not, leaving it up to our own interpretation.
More recent is the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Here we follow Bella Swan and her feelings for a vampire, Edward Cullen, and a werewolf, Jacob Black. While this story is more of a romance, it still deals with the classic mysterious themes with the supernatural. Bella falls in love with Edward and in the end turns into a vampire herself.
This interest in the supernatural and mysterious has been continuing for centuries. Just as Brown was drawn to the forest, and Bella was drawn to the vampire, we are drawn to these types of stories due to the interest in the unknown. The intrest in a new discovery.
First up is the classic Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this short story, we follow Young Goodman Brown as he takes a walk into a dark forest that represents evil. He meets up with the devil and sees that everyone in his town is evil. Here he struggles with himself and his decision to leave his wife Faith. He then sees her being converted to satanism by the deacon of his village, and he can't trust anyone. At the end we don't know if this was a dream or not, leaving it up to our own interpretation.
More recent is the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Here we follow Bella Swan and her feelings for a vampire, Edward Cullen, and a werewolf, Jacob Black. While this story is more of a romance, it still deals with the classic mysterious themes with the supernatural. Bella falls in love with Edward and in the end turns into a vampire herself.
This interest in the supernatural and mysterious has been continuing for centuries. Just as Brown was drawn to the forest, and Bella was drawn to the vampire, we are drawn to these types of stories due to the interest in the unknown. The intrest in a new discovery.
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