In “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne struggles with the concepts of good and evil. His short story has grotestic parallels to the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and 1693, where one of his great grandfather's condemned multiple women and men to death. Goodman Brown evolves from a good christian husband, to one of his worst dreams. He struggles with, and loses to his temptations to sin. Consequently, he finds himself miserably questioning everyone in his communities intentions. Had Mr. Brown not been tempted by his demons in the first place, he would still be considered honorable man.
