The Importance Of Allegory In The Salem Witch Trials

In the story, Hawthorne uses the historical references from the Puritan years of the Salem Witch Trials to have the reader contain a full grasp of the earlier times of the 19th century. When illustrating the name Goody Cloyse, Deacon Gookin, Goody Cory, and Martha Carrier, Hawthorne begins to create the historical flow of the citizens from that specific time period that took place during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. In which during this time period, Goody Cloyse and Deaocn Gookin both played an important role not only in the story, but as in the same time frame as the Salem Witch Trials. During those trials Cloyse and Gookin were both trailed and convicted of their practice of using witchcraft. As in the others Goody Cory, Deacon Gookin, and Martha Carrier were all either involved, or convicted of using the practice of witchcraft just as both Cloyse and Gookin. All of which …show more content…
For example Goodmans wife, Faith is the representation of showing Goodman Browns personal faith in God and humanity. In line 3 the author states ““Then God bless you!” said Faith with the pink ribbons”, that symbolizes the only faith that Goodman Brown seems to have throughout the entire story. In lines 41 and 42, when Goodman Brown approaches the forest, he begins to hear the echoes of the forest mocking him, crying “Faith! Faith!” as the bewildered wretches were seeking her all through the wilderness. That is a representation of Goodman’s own hell that’s beginning to be torn between his own faith and giving into the evil sprits, a known struggle in the story that every man must confront. The more Goodman Brown tries to forget about the devil thats has partaken his way, he still continues his journey through the darkness of the forest, likely still unsure of what to. When he chooses to continue the path of the forest little does he know he 's choosing between the faith and the evil sins coming his