Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” Nathaniel Hawthorne magically captures the attention and imagination of the reader in his short story “Young Goodman Brown.” Through his use of mysterious symbolism, unique characters, and an intriguing plot, the author builds the suspense of the reader until the shocking climax is revealed. The story “Young Goodman Brown” seems to hint that a lack of faith and forgiveness can destroy ones life and the core beliefs that one …showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…of the beliefs that he has built his life upon are crushed. One glimpse of evil was enough to consume his being forever. The story seems to demonstrate man’s inherent attraction to evil. It’s resolve may be that it is not good enough for man to choose between good and evil; he must embrace the understanding of faith and forgiveness in order to live and die at peace with one’s own soul.