The Devil In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goody Brown
The figure that Young Goody Brown meets in the forest appears to be the Devil. He is characterized to almost have some similarity to Young Goody Brown, however, more as an older man and almost fatherly. Young Goody Brown walking through the forest feels that he comes from a family that are pure Puritans and that they are all holy and very faithful to the Almighty God that they believe. However, his companion that he meets in the forest tells him otherwise. The mysterious man tells him that he used to walk with his father and grandfather in the dark forest. He tells Young Goody Brown that they did horrible acts towards the Indians and towards the war. Goodman’s companion claims that he knew Goody Brown’s father, grandfather, some that rule in