Nathaniel Hawthorne

8 Pages 1950 Words

ocent of the terrible events of the night before and Faith is as she was in the beginning, except that it is impossible for Goodman to see her as she was (14 ). Generally, one can easily move past the point of return, and like Young Goodman Brown, find that it is too late to attain what is wanted and needed. To the journey, Brown abandons Faith, yet to accompany his life’s fall into misery the reader finds that Faith has deserted Brown.
Goodman Brown traverses into the forest with only a small expectation of what he is going to experience. Of his fellow Puritan society he sees the bad seeds as well as supposed men and women of the utmost regard. He sees virgin girls filled with reverence and innocence, and even members of the church present at the devil’s ceremony. The Puritan vision of evil was a terrible one, yet it is not comparable to drawing up an indictment of Puritan faith (19 ). This causes Young Goodman Brown to question his upbringing and trust in his society. Brown loses his trust in the past, which for most is a source to draw comfort. It creates a doubt about others and even him that burns in Goodman’s heart. At first Goodman Brown i...