Young Goodman Brown

I remember reading this in high shcool and actually being interested in the moral of the story. The significance in naming is one thing I noticed. The story is about the nature of sin in man and Nathaniel wrote the character's names as Young GOODMAN Brown and his wife FAITH. These two characters are unaware of the natural sin in humankind and yet are happy because they don't know how man can really be or what secrets they hide. I think the names were used to just add a little extra touch to his story. In my mind everything makes sense but when I try to type it out it just doesn't sound right so for now i'll just say that I believe Nathaniel used the names he chose because we associate the names with something good and innocent, and would never think anything beastly of them. The forest though, is where he meets the traveller who he mentions looks alot like him, but older. When Brown tries to turn around and head back, his traveller bades him to go further and further, giving in to temptation while going against what he knows is right. When his traveller lets him (Brown) sit and rest and go no further, Brown waits to see someone he knows that takes walks in the forest, but when he hears two people talking, he hides, almost like he's ashamed of where he is, guilt. The devilish communion that takes place in the forest also ( to me ) symbolizes the evil things that can happen when no one is around or when no one is there looking, pushing you even more to do things you would never do in the public eye. I may be way off track but the forest with it's tall trees and quiet atmosphere almost acts like a sescure place, letting you feel like you can do whatever it is you want to do, without being seen.