This question is asking for an individual reader's opinion, so you can feel free to answer with what you think and defend it. Personally, I feel that the story is teaching readers about hidden sin. That shouldn't come as a surprise considering that Hawthorne is the author. The hidden sin motif can be found in other literary pieces by him. The Scarlet Letter and "The Minister's Black Veil" both thematically include hidden sin. "Young Goodman Brown" shows readers and Brown that everybody has sins that they try to cover up. The story does take it to an extreme by showing Brown that people he once thought virtuous are actually in league with the devil; however, the story does show that even the holiest people in a community are not perfect. What is unfortunate is that Brown loses a great deal of his personal faith through learning this lesson.
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