The centralof "" is the same irony that highlights the hypocrisy of the
Puritans: the people who appear to be pure and religious by day are actually consorting with the
devil in the woods at night.
The title character begins the story by kissing
his wife Faith goodbye and going on an apparently obligatory journey into the forest (one that
must be taken at night). He meets a man in the forest who symbolizes the devil, and this devil
takes him through the woods and eventually to a satanic ritual. Along the way, they meet people
from the town, and the devil exposes their hidden sins and secrets. For example, Goody Cloyse,
who was Brown's religion teacher, is called a "friend" of the devil. This shows that
she is holy by day but wicked by night; in other words, she has a dark side under her social
facade.
Later, Brown sees that even his wife Faith is involved in the
ritual in the woods. It seems everyone in town is a sinner and hides some dark secrets about his
or her...
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