Authorial Methods in Young Goodman Brown In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Young Goodman Brown," the author uses exceptional amounts of both allegory and symbolism to give the reader a vivid perception of his story. Goodman's wife, the Forest, and many other examples are used in this story. The first evidence of these authorial methods in the story is Goodman Brown's wife, Faith. Though Faith is her actual name, there is many times in the story …showed first 75 words of 655 total…

…showed last 75 words of 655 total…field. (73) The devil makes the forest represent a church to, in a way, fellowship Goodman Brown into the "Church of Evil." As stated earlier, Hawthorne's use of these methods plays an intricate part in the understanding of this story. Since the forest, the old man, and his wife Faith are important in the story, they required more emphasis to make them stand out. The use of allegory and symbolism were good choices to do so.