This creed leads Brown into the dark forest to confront evil. ... Upon entering the forest, Brown whispered to himself that the forest was so filled with darkness, he wouldn't be surprised if the devil himself matriculated beside him. ... His dark gift leads him to the demonic ceremony that takes place in the forest. ... When Brown meets with the devil in the forest, on a path, he finds Faith's pink ribbons hanging on a tree. ... Hawthorne's usage of lightness and darkness show there is no light without dark, no love without hate, no saint without sin. ...

• Word Count: 1393
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The elderly talk and she explains that she is on her way to the devil's evil forest ceremony. Goodman Brown realizes that Goody Cloyse has turned evil and he immediately knows he has made a mistake coming into the forest. ... Goodman Brown has just realized that the source of evil comes from inside the forest and if he does not leave the forest, evil will traumatize his life. ... Then suddenly Goodman Brown finds himself alone in the forest. ... He is unsure whether the meeting in the evil forest was a dream, or if it actually happened. ...

• Word Count: 1921
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Similarly, Young Goodman Brown includes a quote saying "The whole forest was peopled with frightful sounds-the creaking of the trees, the howling of wild beasts, and the yell of Indians; while sometimes the wind tolled like a distant church bell, and sometimes gave a broad roar around the traveler, as if all Nature were laughing him to scorn. ... Either the sudden gleams of light flashing over the obscure field bedazzled Goodman Brown, or he recognized a score of the church members of Salem village famous for their especial sanctity. ...

• Word Count: 1379
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Nathaniel in this story does what he often does in his fiction novels; he juxtaposes light and dark, good and evil, and innocence and experience. ... - in a voice of agony and desperation; and the echoes of the forest mocked him, crying ""Faith! ...

• Word Count: 1340
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Before Brown's visit into the woods, he has no problem with his community; however, he becomes aware of the problems of his community after the encounter in the forest. ... He notices many familiar people attend a devilish ceremony in the forest, and some of these figures are ones whom Goodman Brown has thought to be good and innocent. The sentence "either the sudden gleams of light flashing over the obscure field bedazzled Goodman Brown, or he recognized a score of the church members of Salem village famous for their especial sanctity (270)" implies that the most holy people of the villa...

• Word Count: 2414
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School