

Also when Faith is introduced in the story she is standing in the wind as her pink ribbons go along with the breeze.


The images of a sunset and of the approaching nighttime illustrate the fear of the unknown. In the beginning of the story, Young Goodman Brown is leaving his wife Faith at sunset to go on a journey that cannot wait. Images of the sunset, Faith’s ribbons and of a journey and several others appear throughout the story to amplify the theme of Young Goodman Brown. The imagery used in Young Goodman Brown amplifies the theme of the loss of innocence. This knowledge is very painful and shocking to Young Goodman Brown. Young Goodman Brown is the story of an innocent young man who realizes the imperfections and flaws of the world and its people, including himself.
