The Internal Conflicts of Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel HawthorneIn Young Goodman Brown, the theme is not only centered on religious hypocrisy (falsely claiming to have certain morals religious) but also on the internal conflicts of Young Good Man Brown. A basic outline of the story is that one fateful evening, young Good Man Brown decides to attend a Black Sabbath meeting. On the way he meets various people who also happen to be on the way. These include the Devil, Goody Cloys (his catechism teacher), Deacon Gookin, and the local minister. During the ceremony, as he is initiated into the group, he sees his wife who is also converted. He suddenly changes his mind and passes out after telling his wife to abandon the path she was taking. The next day, he finds himself in the town of Salem, wondering if this was all just a dream or an event that is actually happening. Ultimately, young Good Man Brown dies a dark and bitter man because there is no one he can trust, since his trust had been so blatant. betrayed earlier in his life. The first sign of internal conflict between good and evil or rather good and curiosity in Young Good Man Brown. I say curiosity because it is possible that Young Good Man Brown attended the mass because he wanted to see what it was like and what it was about. By leaving his wife Faith, he probably thinks I will do this bad thing and be perfect for the rest of my life; He is perfect enough to say "after this night, I will cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven" (211) He is so convinced of her holiness...... middle of paper ......nce evil the devil. “My Faith is gone”(216)And so it was. Here many will debate what faith he was referring to when he shouted this, but this reference is to both the religious belief and the most important religious figure in the life of the good young man Brown. Young Good Man Brown was overwhelmed by the truth. The law of nature that all is not what it seems hit him like a bullet to the chest. A reality check was enough to push young Goodman Brown over the edge. After shouting these words, he then heads through the brush at a more determined pace towards the meeting. This clearly shows that by this outburst he meant that when he lost his wife Faithn to the devil, he lost his faith..