The average american has an obsession with the occult where they cant get enough of the supernatural, mystical or magical beliefs or phenomenons. They will absorb themselves in television, movies or books obsessing over the vampires or demons that appear in them. Young Goodman Brown is one of the first to experience the occult that will start America's obsession with this which can also be compared to Frankenstein.
America is mostly obsessed with the occult because people like to thrill their senses. We also wonder what lies behind death's door and mainly because of curiosity. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown, Goodman Brown happens to come across an elderly man who is found out to be the devil. This can be related to the Salem witch trials which were occurring at the same time where women would be accused of being possessed by the devil and practicing witchcraft.
The occult can also be seen in Mary Shelly's novel, Frankenstein. In this, Frankenstein creates a creature made of deceased people and makes him come to life through practicing Ceremonial Magic and alchemy. This novel helped America's obsession with occult by showing that there is a possible afterlife and making people's obsession grow even more and still fascinate people today.
These show that Americans cant get enough of their supernatural and magical beliefs. Stories such as Frankenstein and Young Goodman Brown provide America with excitement and comfort, but also answers their curiosity. Today we still see several examples of the occult through television or books that are more recent and loved just as much as these older stories are. Some of them include Walking Dead, Twilight, Supernatural, Dracula, Vampire Diaries and many more.
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