The short story follows the journey of a young Puritan man named Goodman Brown, who leaves his wife Faith one night to venture into the forest near Salem village. In the forest, he meets an older man who is revealed to be the Devil, and witnesses a secret ritual where many upstanding members of his Puritan community, including Faith, are gathered as devil worshippers. Goodman Brown returns to the town and no longer trusts anyone.

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