![]() Again, while he is aware that the journey, he undertakes is one of ‘evil purposes, he does not appear to comprehend the outcome of the journey as he enters forest characterized by an ‘excellent resolve’ (Hawthorne 233). ![]() Brown relationship to a woman of innocence, Faith, as suggested by the name, nurtures the concept of his worldview innocence. ![]() Assuming a deconstructionist perspective, it appears that with the loss of innocence, an individual gets to recognize that evil is as prevalent as good. This change from a newlywed and pure life into the forest darkness and meeting with the devil are demonstrative of a greater moral schema. It divulges the transformation of Goodman Brown from moral decency into moral decay as well as stagnation. ![]() Hawthorne delves into a society painted in purity but tarnished by evil. ![]()
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