Goodman Brown, who loves his wife very much, decides to embark on a journey to meet someone late at night. His wife tries to persuade him to change his intention. She is perceived as a loving wife concerned about her husband. Although both of them share a strong belief in spiritual things, Brown leaves his affectionate and attractive Faith. The action of leaving his wife symbolizes loss of faith and belief.

Several other symbols are used in the story. The author picks Young Goodman Brown name for the main character to illustrate his naivety and self-righteousness. In addition, Hawthorne chooses pink ribbons to symbolize Fa

Young Goodman Brown is full of fantasy: people in the forest appear and disappear, staff turns into a serpent. Also, the forest does not appear to be real, but part of the dream has mirror image of the real life.

Goodman’s faith in righteousness kept him back a while. As Brown moves on, he begins to realize what he had left behind. He confronts with devil that tempts him deeper and deeper into the forest. With every step taken, Brown approaches closer to the point of accepting sin and evil. Hawthorne goes on with description of the dream journey into the forest to the witches. He shows that mistrust does not lead to faith. Mistrust creates confusion for Young Goodman Brown, confusion that does not let him to distinguish reality from dream. His religion is absent there. He cannot confront the dread of evil in his heart, and chooses to reject all society. Goodman loos

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