Young Goodman Brown: The Evils of Puritanism

Oh, this is your worship. "(Hawthorne 389). In this exchange, when Goody Cloyse commented on the similarities between the devil and Goodman Brown's grandfather, Hawthorne again reminded the reader about the importance of family relations and history. His fathers and devils reflect guilt about the behavior of Hawthorne's ancestors, suggesting that the children inherited the crimes of their ancestors. It is highly likely that his father and his grandfather are a kind of disguise, suggesting to him that he joined Satan naturally to Satan naturally "(268).

Hawthorn 's young Goodman Brown showed us the young Puritan named Goodman Brown who experienced evil influence in the woods. Evil has been personalized to a man accompanying Goodman in the forest. Symbolically ambiguous Hawthorne explains how basically friendly people are susceptible to evil forces. However, the innocence that Goodman lost can also be interpreted as losing confidence in his own Puritan religion. The Goodman Brown Tour represents a domestic and foreign social confrontation that transforms him by changing his perception of the surrounding Puritan culture.

"Young Goodman Brown" is full of fable about Puritan 's religion. The name of the character of "Young Goodman Brown" is the deepest example of parable stories affected by Puritanism. The name of the hero's Goodman Brown is not just a name. For example, the name "Goodman Brown" depicts this role as a kind moral character. Goodman Brown's wife, Faith, has a name that will help to explain the collapse of Goodman Brown. After seeing the faith in the forest, Goodman Brown cried out, "My faith has disappeared!" (323). His wife, faith disappeared with his spiritual beliefs. We first saw that Goodman Brown is a moral Puritan.