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?The Changing Faith?The story, ?Young Goodman browned?, by Nathaniel Hawthorne was in fact a precise mysterious and pleasurable story to read. The main(prenominal) character, Goodman chocolate-brown, is faced to deal with the true colors of the town?s community and his own family as the devil described and showed to him. He so comes very confused and unconfident in his faith. Because of the meeting with the devil, Goodman brownness faces a change of faith in his family, the town?s people, and himself. Goodman Brown was a nifty man. He is a very known in the village of Salem. His wife, Faith is a very compelling and loving woman. His faith of his lovely wife then changes aft(prenominal) he finds her pink ribbon hanging on a branch of a tree. By Brown then states, ?Faith...look up to heaven, and resist the wicked one? (pg 238), proves that his Faith too was wick Goodman Brown believes that all the people in the town are trustworthy people. Brown?s faith in them shows great confidence, tho it all changes after his meeting with the devil. In the forest Brown states that, ?My father never went into the woods in such an errand? (pg 233), verifying that he was the only one in his family that took that journey. He also states that his family was, a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs? (pg 233). When Goodman Brown tells the devil that his family was good people, the devil stated that, ?I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman?it was I that brought your father a pitch-pine knot, inflame at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village? (pg 233). This light-emitting diode Goodman Brown into a state of confusion and his faith was challenged.?Where there is good there is always evil? (RH). Later as they walk, Brown sees his catechism teacher, but the devil shows him her true colors. By the woman stating that, ?... my broomstick hath strangely disappeared, stolen, as I suspect, by that unhang ed witch, Goody Cory. And that, too, when I was anointed with the juice of smallage, and cinquefoil, and wolf?s bane? (pg 234), verified that she was a wicked witch. The devil also told him round the town people. For instance, the deacons who got drunk off the communion wine. While in the woods, Brown overheard two men, which appeared to be the deacon and minister of the church, talking about the ill-gotten crimes that they have involved in.