Young Goodman Brown

Young Goodman Brown

I feel there is more to the state of the mind of the main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown.”
Young Goodman Brown represents the common man; he must leave his Faith (both his belief and his wife) behind for the night, so that he can face the devil inside himself, and in his family. His journey takes him deep into the heart of the forest, where he encounters his advisor on her way to a congregation, high-ranking religious leaders from the village, and the devil. The devil is attempting to lure the reluctant Goodman Brown to the congregation, and throughout the entire ordeal it seems as though Goodman Brown is in a dream...a very bad dream.
The deeper that Goodman Brown goes into the forest, the more he becomes one with his evil. He ultimately reaches the congregation under the blazing trees, where the worshippers have gathered to convert Goodman Brown and his Faith (again both his belief and wife). B...