same way again. Robin thought that his kinsman Major Molineux was a highly respected member of his community and a great man. At the end of his journey, Robin sees him tarred and feathered looking not very great at all. He finds out that the people of the town hated, not respected, this man because of his support of the British. Though their objectives on these journeys were different, both men experienced a similar loss of innocence. Though the process was similar, the outcomes of their journeys were different. The purpose of each man’s journey was different. Brown’s journey was a systematic breakdown of his faith. It succeeded. All the people he held as pious and in high regard were found out to be involved with the devil. Brown was inflexible and allowed this to permanently disrupt his faith in humanity. He became “a stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not desperate man” after the events of his journey. The rest of his life “he shrank from the bosom of Faith.” Brown led an unhappy life because he lost his faith. Robin on the other hand did not. His journey was a systematic breakdown of another sort. His journey served the purpose of changing the nave country boy he was into a man of the city who sees things for what they really are. His journey was also a success. His misconceptions about city life were lifted. By talking to people, he found they were not as friendly or generous as he may have hoped. He found there was a battle brewing that was forcing the citizens of the city to choose sides. By the end of his journey, Robin saw the city as it was. He was no longer a nave country boy. Because of this, he was then allowed the opportunity to stay in the city and grow. Robin’s journey forced him to have a coming of age.Robin and Brown’s journeys were somewhat similar in the experiences they had along the way. Both met people that changed along th...
