Young Goodman Brown 2

Life is, and always has been, a battle between good and evil. From the time we are small children, we are taught the differences between wrong and right, between bad and good. Nathaniel Hawthorne recognized this eternal battle, and his short story “Young Goodman Brown” is an excellent example of what a battle it can be. Central to this battle is the factor of good, in this case, the factor of Faith. While Faith is …

…he did everything in his power to save her. In the end, we still see Faith in all her glory, pink ribbons still flowing gracefully in the breeze. Brown, however is plagued with the vision of Faith, ribbonless, in the pulpits of fire and sin. What we are left with is indeed tragic, because though we recognize that purity still exists in those pink ribbons, Brown does not – And in this round, evil does conquer.