... , the community, and God. The meeting with the Devil was quite symbolic. Nature, specifically the wind, forest, and the darkness of the evening symbolizes evil and sinfulness. The wind was howling and there is a dark cloud, which seems to cover up heaven. The forest in general represents the Devil's home, Hell. The Devil carries a staff resembling a black snake, which he offers to Brown ... it was a dream or reality, Brown's life changed from that moment on, he went from living a life filled with happiness and the love of God to living in a life of solitude. This is an example of Brown c...

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TO BE EVIL OR NOT TO BE IS THAT THE QUESTION? "The man who walks with god always knows in what direction he is going" (qtd. in Punch Lines, Hutson). This quote has a direct irony in correlation to Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of "Young Goodman Brown". Hawthorne's profound short story is a pilgrimage to revelation for one devout Christian man; the idea that mankind, being himself, is not ... that he is late. Goodman excuses his lateness by replying, "Faith kept me back awhile" (Hawthorne 261). This passage shows literally and figuratively, Brown left his unquestionable "Faith" in God behind when...

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