In the story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author twists ordinary images in order to show the reader that they should keep their guard up against immoral influences that are in the world around them. This story is an allegory dealing with one's morals. The story takes place in a puritan town in Salem back when they believed in witches. Goodman Brown's grandfather and relatives took part in killing and beating the witches in town. The story starts out on a cold night where Goodman Brown sets out into the woods for a long journey.
"He had taken a dreary road, darkene…
