There's nothing but black around the forest. Only the stars shine brightly while the dark trees and path beckon the treacherous Indians and the shadows of the night. The bushes close in behind them as mysterious sounds race underfoot. There is even a hint of black in the heart of the good man, whose owner is walking across the sea of ​​darkness with a staff similar to a serpent, if not more so, carrying a dark companion. This respectable man is Young Goodman Brown, as portrayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Young Goodman Brown". The forest is only a small part of the setting, as this too is set in a village in and around Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1692. The atmosphere is filled with superstition, confusion, doubt, betrayal and superficiality. Goodman Brown sets up the exposition as he separates from his sweet, pink-capped wife, Faith, to set off at dusk for the eerie forest encounter with the inexplicable companion. Evil and doubt merge as the two walk, eventually encountering a seemingly good woman who is headed for a sinister encounter. Young Goodman is astonished when the woman's true nature is revealed and her companion disappears. More trustworthy and holy people proceed to the same meeting, and the climax is not reached until Goodman hears Faith's anguished cry and sees her helpless pink ribbon, he has followed the people like a delusional man. He comes across a fiery red rock, with the townspeople trying to convince the Browns to renounce their faith. Suddenly a loud pop is heard and Goodman sits down in a daze near a tree. The epilogue begins the next morning, when he stumbles into the village, no longer the sane man he was. Hawthorne reveals in this story that a simple trip could change a person's life, and perhaps even their outlook. H...... middle of paper ...... example, most people believe in good and evil, and have faithfulness . They know that they are doing good deeds and not being hypocrites, otherwise they would never have confidence in them again. One person might be a hypocrite, or the entire community might be. The people are not puritans, so hypocrisy is not as eliminated as it was then. From a personal point of view, this story is quite confusing. Language has little to no factor, but most would relate to clarity of events. When the man disappears and Goodman remains, it seems that the man has taken Goodman's place, as before when they meet the woman (Goody Cloyse). Other than that, this story is a pretty descriptive and interesting adventure. Nathaniel Hawthorne's mood is dark, but there is just the right amount of suspense and mystery woven into the serious historical writing of "Young Goodman Brown".”.