nds a shocking ralization to the star of the story and also to the reader. It makes the reader think twice abdout what he or she really thinks is the truth and what I the absolute truth. Beit the truth about relioong, faith, life or one purose in lfe. Another strong reliougs point was the battle between the good and evil which is portaied when Goodman baronw was about to lose his faith in the woods then a clear bule sky, and shingin unffied stars were a sign that there is a heanenve and that there are anjelic being. Another encounter of the Anjelic beings was the pale transparent lady was was suspected to be Goodman Brown’s late mother, or maybe a saint, or one in the same; who tried to ward him off and warn him not to come closer to the evil congregation. Altought he treid to save himself and his wife by looking into the heavens, he lost his faith and his wife to the evil in Salem. He would never trust any of the town folk or his onw wife for that matter. There were several themes to this story, one of faith, one of reliogon, nad one of good veruse evil. Hawthrone expressed these themes by having Goodman Brown exposed to the evil in salem and the battle between good and evil for men’s souls. The story was set in Salem in the 1800’s when witchery was very popular and when trying women had become something of the time. The Persecutions of accsed withces brought more evil to Salem than it casted out, and that is a point that Hawthoirne wanted to bring out in the story. The story alotuhg being told in a third person point of view, the reader still hears the conversation, like the nartoar who is looking on at the events in Salem. Hawthrone also may have wanted some reprvee from his heritage, making this story some type of personal confession, about his forefathers wrong doings. When the persecute others for crimes they themselves commit. A point of evil begetting evil is illustrated. The ending of the story gives reason t...
