After he keeps his appointment with the traveler in the forest, Brown announces that he plans to return home. Why does he not do so immediately, and...

Keeping his appointment to meet the Devil in the forest, Goodman begins to walk with Satan and
even has a conversation with him before saying that he must go home. Brown's hesitation to
return home alludes to the nature of temptation. Temptation is often physically gratifying and
enticing, which is why Goodman Brown does not immediately travel home. The Devil is also a
convincing character and encourages Brown to continue his journey because his father and
grandfather have done so in the past. After traveling deeper into the forest, Goodman Brown sees
Goody Cloyse and decides to rest on a log. Goodman again tells the Devil that he
refuses...