"Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one" (Ephesians 6:16). Goodman Brown did not have faith. He did not have religious faith nor faith in his fellow human beings in Salem. And because he didn't have faith he was became vulnerable to the "flaming arrows of the evil one". Goodman Brown like all of us has battles against the devil over our guilt, our sins, and our fears. And it is up to us to decide whether we will stand up to our demons or to succumb to it like Goodman Brown. Early on in the story we find out that the name of Goodman Brown's wife is Faith. And she with her "pink ribbons" symbolizes innocence and purity. She also symbolizes religious faith as well as faith in one's fellow human beings. When Goodman Brown is late getting to the forest he explains that his "Faith" kept him back which can be taken to meani....

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