The main message of the story Young Goodman
Brown, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is the fight between good and evil under the
scope of detouring from one's faith and succumbing to the evils of
life.
Throughout the story, Hawthorne exposes the natural
weakness of human nature, and the vulnerability of the human soul to fall into
temptation: Nobody, not even the very GOOD-man brown, is excluded from becoming exposed
to evil. This is despite of what you deem to be your faith, or in what practices you
incur to avoid falling into sin. The story clearly shows that religion, spirituality and
a life of righteousness does not preclude complete protection from evil. Evil is
everywhere, and anybody could become its victim.
Just like
young Goodman Brown left his wife, Faith, and embarked in the dark road through the
forest, individuals can deviate and end up in a dark road away from a life of
righteousness.
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