Loss Of Faith In Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown”, goodman Brown leaves his wife Faith to embark on a bizarre journey into the woods late in the evening. During his journey he becomes bewildered as he sees recognizable faces being part of a devilish meeting in the dark woods. Hawthorne leaves it up for interpretation whether or not Goodman Brown actually did see fellow friends being part of some evil gathering or if he dreamt it. When Goodman Brown returns from his journey it is showed that he not only lost his trust, but he also lost his faith when it comes to his loved ones, religion, and even himself. The morning Goodman Brown made it back to the street of Salem Village, the old deacon Gookin was at domestic worship, the words of his prayer were heard through an open window. When Goodman Brown hears Gookin, he snarls “What God doth the wizard pray to?”(Hawthorne, 628). This quote claims that Goodman Brown no longer believes that the deacon is who he claims to be. Goodman Brown then snatches a little girl away from Goody Cloyse, the good old Christian lady that was catechizing the little girl. He does this because on his journey Goody Cloyse recognizes the devil, and even accepts to take the staff from him. Brown then completely blew off his wife as she approached him with

At the end of the story it seems like goodman Brown can no longer see any good but only can see the evil in everyone. “And when he had lived long, and was borne to his grave a hoary corpse, followed by Faith, an aged woman, and children and grandchildren, a goodly procession, besides neighbors not a few, they carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone, for his dying hour was gloom.”(Hawthorne, 628). Since goodman Brown no longer saw the good in anyone, he became the gloom amongst his loved ones. His lost of faith within himself caused the evil to flourish beneath his