Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. In 1808, when his father passed away, his family moved to Raymond, Maine. He grew up with great access to the classics of English Literature because he was injured for two years and couldn�

Toward the end of the story Goodman Brown is constantly faced with the decision if he should lead the life of sin. For instance, when he and the devil had somewhat of an impersonal conversation “ Ha! Ha! Ha! “Let us hear which will laugh loudest! Think not to frighten me with your deviltry! Come witch, come wizard, come Indian powwow, come devil himself! And here comes Goodman Brown. You may as well fear him as he fear you!” This conversation leads you to believe he’s taking all the things the devils trying to scare him with and use it against the devil. In a way Goodman tries to call the devil out and let him know he’s afraid of him just as much as he knows the devil is afraid of him.

Goodman Brown has begun to set out on his journey, and comes to the woods where he begins to here voices of the devil or some mysterious creature. While hearing these voices he begins to think “With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the devil!” Throughout the story Goodman continues to have faith in his beliefs, but then he hears the mocking voices of his wife. “Faith!” in a voice of agony and desperation; and the echoes of the forest mocked him, crying—“Faith! Faith!” as if bewildered wretches were seeking her, all through the wilderness. “My faith is gone! There is no good on earth, and sin is but a name. Come devil! For to thee is this world given.” This is when the devil starts actually breaking down his faith, with the mocking whispers of his wife’s voice. And he begins to feel that earth is only of sin and no good.

In our lives we should never lose faith in things. The simple act of faith enables us to reach our goals and achieve our dreams. In other words, if you lose faith in some one or something, you have lost faith in yourself. If you don’t believe in anything, what is the use of living? In my life a lot of things have happened, some terrible enough to destroy my trust in anything. But I have ref

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