Literary Device Usage: Young Goodman Brown While reading the story "Young Goodman Brown", the literary device usage was plentiful, while there was many options to choose from, I feel that symbolism is one of the most frequently used literary devices in this story, and also the most meaningful. The author did not stray away from the use of religious symbolism, although everyone interprets things differently, I think that is the point, that's why authors use symbolism and other literary devices. I feel that symbolism is one of the most obvious devices used well in this story. When the character first arises in the forest, he seems to be an ordinary man that had a staff with a serpent carved into it. My father being a preacher, I
