ought...". Goodman Brown at this point seems to be in a trance and loses control of his body ashe unconsciously enters this service of converts to the devil. The leader of the service addressesthe crowd of converts in a disturbing manner. He informs them that all the members of thecongregation are the righteous, honest, and incorruptible of the community. After his sermon, theleader informs them to look upon each other and Goodman Brown finds himself face to face withFaith. The leader begins again, declaring that "Evil is the nature of mankind" and he welcomesthe converts to "communion of your race". (The "communion of your race" statement reflects tothe irony of Brown's earlier statement that he comes from "a race of honest men and goodChristians.") The leader then dips his hand in the rock to draw a liquid from it and "to lay themark of baptism upon their foreheads". Brown then snaps out from his trance and yells "Faith!Faith! Look up to Heaven and resist the wicked one!" At this point, the ceremony ends andBrown finds himself alone. It is unclear to Brown if his frantic plea, begging her to resist theDevil, was successful. Nonetheless he is alone. Alone in the forest and alone in his faith."Young Goodman Brown" ends with Brown returning to Salem at early dawn and lookingaround like a "bewildered man." He cannot believe that he is in the same place he had just beenthe night before. He felt like an outsider in a world of Devil worshippers. He comes back to thetown "projecting his guilt onto those around him." He is unable to accept the world in which helives, after wintessing the ceremony. He now sees the evil in everyone and expresses hisdiscomfort with his community, even his loving wife Faith. This anger is exemplified when hesees Faith. She is overwhelmed with excitement to see him, but he looks "sternly and sadly intoher face, and passed on without a greeting." Brown cannot even stand to look at his wife withw...
