In "Young Goodman Brown," how are members of Goodman Browns community such as Goody Cloyse, Deacon Gookin, and the minister used to undermine his...

Goodman Brown is
shocked to learn not only about the relationships between these individuals and the devil, but
also how well-established these relationships seem to be. The Devil greets Goody Cloyse, for
example, as an "'old friend,'" and she even refers to him as "'your
worship,'" a term of respect and reverence. Brown is surprised because, as he tells the
Devilwho he calls "Friend""I thought she was going to Heaven!" He is shocked
to learn that this seemingly pious pillar of the community, someone who is entrusted to teach
the children their religious lessons, is actually a sinner. Brown rebuffs the Devil, then sits
down to rest and consider his choices:

[He] applaud[ed]
himself greatly . . .thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister, in his
morning-walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.

Brown respects these men, and he wants them to respect him as well. He assumes,
because of their religious roles within the community,...