Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing reveals the aspects of human nature such as sins, isolation, and quarrels. His writings were inspired by the history of his ancestry, who were involved in burning women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Many of his stories express allegory in concerning sin and evil, and the ambiguity of dreams versus reality. Stories such as “Young Goodman Brown” display these characteristics of allegorical sin through the forest, and the devil and …showed first 75 words of 802 total…

…showed last 75 words of 802 total…Brown became a very sad and lonely man. In “Young Goodman Brown,” Hawthorne writes a very mystic and imaginative story. Characteristics such as allegorical sin and evil are presented as well as ambiguity of dreams versus reality. Hawthorne uses allegory as a tool for further description of the forest, and the devil as well as his staff. Ambiguity is used through the thoughts of Goodman and Faith to beg the question of what is real.