> Hawthorne uses allegory and symbolism to tell us the story of > "Young Goodman Brown". The whole story is an allegory to represent mans > faith in religion and fear of the devil. Throughout the story we find > many forms of symbolism to further strengthen the allegorical theme of > mans religious belief and internal doubts about religion.. The authors > use of the name Faith for Goodman Browns wife can be interpreted as an > allegory for religious faith. …showed first 75 words of 304 total…

…showed last 75 words of 304 total…sad, darkly meditative, distrustful, and a > desparate man". The story clearly reflects the puritanical religious > fanaticism of the time the story is based in. The author shows us a man > who is driven by his religious beliefs and who thinks everyone around > him is evil and in league with the devil. I am sure it was this extreme, > religious, deluded type of mentality that allowed the witch hangings in > Salem around this same time period.