In the story, ‘Young Goodman Brown’ Nathaniel Hawthorne views the risk of Puritan radicalism about evil. Because Goodman is tormented by his belief in the power of the devil, he eventually allows this belief to dethrone his faith in God. His fellows Puritans don’t live up to his standards for a good Puritan. His standards of a good Puritan consisted of the following: Peacemaker, true salvation, lives a holy life.
Young Goodman Brown leaves his home in Salem, Massachusetts, and his gorgeous wife Faith, and goes into the Forrest and spends the night on a mysterious mission. While in the woods, Brown meets the devil in a disguise form appearing as a father like figure. The devil takes him on a journey to disclose information about the tow
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