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Young Goodman Brown ""Young Goodman Brown"" by Nathaniel
Hawthorne contains much symbolism. The symbols take many forms
from the setting to the characters. The symbols can be viewed as
just part of the story line, but upon
further thought they
represent many different things. Faith, Brown''s wife, is a
symbol herself. When he says, ""My love and my Faith,"" he is
using his wife as a symbol and is really referring to his love
and faith in God. He goes on to say ""this one night I must tarry
away from thee."" He means that he must part from his faith in
God to carry on with his journey. He also says to the devil, ""
Faith kept me back awhile"" and is making reference to a higher
being that is trying to keep him from making his journey by
delaying it. When Brown finds the pink ribbon that his wife was
wearing lying in the forest he says, ""my Faith is gone"" and is
referring to himself as losing his faith in God. Also, Goodman
Brown''s......

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