“Young Goodman Brown” is a short story that depicts the ancient struggle of man between faith and sin. Symbolism is the main component the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses to show the struggle Goodman Brown experiences with his religion on the night of his walk through the woods. Nathaniel uses things like names , places and people to show how man is attracted to evil. The names of the characters, Young Goodman Brown and Faith his new wife, show symbolism. First, Young Goodman Brown shows that the main character is a “good man” and his wife faith not only represents his wife but his faith in God. He has only been married for a short while, “What, my sweet, pretty wife, dost thou doubt me already, and we but three months married (3)” also showing that his faith is still new and not strong. When Goodman Brown leaves for his errand he tells Faith,“My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise.(3)” This is when Goodman Brown first admits he is not only leaving his wife but his faith in God because he is going to meet with the devil. Where story takes place also is important in showing Goodman Browns journey with his religion. witch hunts took place. Back then man’s faith was also tested just as in the story. The forest that he goes into to meet his companion is also significant. “It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying.(13)” The forest is a dark place where Goodman Brown walks further and further from his faith and as he does so his connection in God becomes darker. As he lets the devil pull him further into the black forest, Goodman Brown becomes more and more panicked and cries out "Too far! too far!" exclaimed the goodman, unconsciously resuming his walk. "My father never went into the woods on such an errand,...