Young Goodman Brown 6

“Young Goodman Brown” was an interesting story because of its setting, characters, and plot. The story was set in the late Puritan Era when people were scared of the woods due to the mysterious witches and savage Indians. Puritans really liked true colors such as white and red. If white was worn it meant pure but if red was worn it meant evil. As Puritans, an individual had to have pure thoughts, and sex was …

…fluttering in the wind from a tree branch. He realized his Faith was gone. This simple journey ended when he came to a clearing in the forest and he found people from his church engaged in a witching Sabbath. This is when he lost all faith in everyone and even his wife. For the rest of his life, he developed a new faith and judged everyone from what he saw that night in the woods.