Hawthorne's
"" is a criticism of Calvinism as the sanctimonious, but ingenuous, Goodman loses his
faith in the precepts of Puritanism through his discovery that Goody Cloyse, Deacon Godkin, and
the "good old minister" are in league with Satan. Indeed, his Calvinistic Puritanism
is diabolical, rather than divine.
Initially, the naive Goodman Brown is
convinced that he is secure in his faith in a Calvinistically defined God. He ventures forth
away from home on business for just one night after which he vows to "cling to...
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