Evil in "Young Goodman Brown" "Evil is the nature of mankind."

It is definitely more complicated than the words of the guide, which I believe was the devil. Evil is absolutely the nature of mankind. I believe that evil is part of this universe whether evil has a universal, transcendent definition or if it is determined by one’s social and cultural background, evil exist. I believe that in order for there to be good there also needs to be evil. It is like anything every situation has a yin and yang. Almost all cultures believe in good and evil. Puritans believe that everyone carries the stain of original sin which is considered evil. There is always a dilemma about evil in philosophy. Evil is a complicated moral issue. I believe that Goodman Brown falls into delusion misled by the devil. He does destroy himself morally because he lives the rest of his life as an embittered and suspicious cynical man, wary of everyone around him, including his wife Faith. It is verbally ironic that he is suspicious of his own wife whose name is Faith. Also, his view of his neighbors is distorted by his memories of that night. I do believe he faced reality because evil is the nature of mankind. But almost everyone figures that out and accepts it. In this story the critics make it seem as if he was lost in uncertainty or in a dream that he thought that everything was nice and peaceful that mentality is expected from a child not an adult like Goodman Brown. The point of this story is to form an allegory about the discovery of evil, the true nature of humanity and to criticize the Puritan religion. If Hawthorne did not use an allegory, he could have been punish or reprimanded for his acts. I believe that by showing the evil in the people you will least expect it from proved a point about the purity and perfect nature of the beliefs of Puritans. I also believe that he is initiated into reality specifically when he sees all the people he knows such as his minister and deacon and the woman who taught him his catechism. It must be traumatizing if you find the people who you thought were exemplary Christians in an unspecified but obviously unholy ritual that calls to be anointed in blood to seal their alliance with wickedness. Although he does face this trial he and Faith approach the altar and, as they are about to be anointed in blood to seal their alliance with wickedness, he cries out to Faith to look to heaven and resist. So this tells us that he did not convert and he has some faith. He resisted the temptation, but he heard his wife screaming so that is why he acts the way he does when he goes back home. I do not think he lost all hope but I do believe he is truly confused and perplexed about the visit to the forest.