The first of the allegorical evils was an encounter with Satan in the evil forest. Soon after getting into the forest, Goodman Brown spots a figure in the mist ahead. The figure was the purpose of his journey into the forest. He (the figure) was an older man, which resembled Goodman Brown. The most discerning aspect of this traveler was his staff, “…which bore the likeness o

Goodman Brown was very fond of his wife. At the beginning of the story he says that he will “cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven.” (102). This quote shows how good and pure he thinks his wife is. He holds her in the highest respects. Throughout the story, he makes references to faith. Ironically his wife is called Faith. Her name is used symbolically when Goodman Brown first comes in contact with Satan. Goodman admits to Satan, “Faith kept me back a while.” (103). Goodman Brown was having a conflict with his morals before he journeyed into the forest. When he finds out that the evil has overcome his wife, his religion is totally lost.

Finally, after his journey into the forest (the domain of evil), Goodman Brown Has lost all hope in his religion. He has changed into a self-righteous man who believes that he is the only person that does not worship the devil. His journey into the forest changed Goodman Brown from a “Goodman” into a “stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man” (111). Goodman Browns archetypal loss of innocence is seen as he comes back from t

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