Define allegory and name a well-known American work commonly read as allegory about faith and doubt.

Define allegory and name a well-known American work commonly read as allegory about faith and doubt.

• A. Allegory is a narrative in which characters/events symbolize broader moral/political meanings; Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown is often read as allegory about faith and doubt.
• B. Allegory is a type of dramatic irony.
• C. Allegory is a form of poetry with strict meter.
• D. Allegory is a modern short story technique.

Answer: (A)