In Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "Young Goodman Brown," the author uses secrecy and tension to grasp and keep the reader’s attention. Throughout the short story, Hawthorne leads the reader into questioning, "what is the actual purpose of this story?” or “what is the message the author is trying to give?” The reader needs to look at "Young Goodman Brown" not only as a climatic story but also analyze the abundant amount of rhetorical devices the author uses to convey his message. Hawthorne shows that a strong belief is the greatest asset of a human being, and when that belief is compromised, the effects of this can cause one to have doubts the rest of the world. The two characters in the story, "Young Goodman Brown," and "Faith," represent
