In the
story,is corrupted because he goes to meet with the devil. This could be literal or metaphoric,
real or a dream. Meeting with the devil is not necessarily bad, but Brown repeatedly attempts to
turn back to his Faith. This implies that each step he takes is one more down the path of evil.
But, Browns own walk with the devil is not really what corrupts him. When he realizes that most
of the townspeople have also discoursed with the devil, he loses his faith in
humanity.
Theis on faith, since she represents goodness in this story.
Brown feels guilty for leaving Faith in the first place. His corruption becomes complete when
he cannot believe that goodness exists in a world where everyone he knows has taken part in some
evil. For Brown, everyone looks like hypocrites. And he would be correct. But Browns stubborn or
absolutist religious views (Puritan) make it difficult for him to accept that the duality of
good/evil is a part of human nature.
Brown concludes that if this is a world
of evil, he will be evil himself.
In truth, all through
the haunted forest there could be nothing more frightful than the figure of Goodman
Brown.
Brown has lost faith in the world, himself and his
wife.
My faith is gone! cried he after one stupefied
moment. There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil; for to thee is this
world given.
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