Young Goodman Brown’s change in views of Deacon Gookin, Goody Cloyse, and the minister directly affect his change in interpretations of his religion. Like any other Puritan, Young Goodman Brown separated Puritans from nonbelievers. In the beginning, Young Goodman Brown believed that Puritan were not capable of committing sin and being evil, while the rest of the world was evil. Though his journey in the night, Young Goodman Brown opinion of Deacon Gookin, Goody Cloyse, and the minister changed which leads into changing his opinion of Puritanism. Young Goodman Brown’s opinion of Puritans can be linked directly to his admiration for Goody Cloyse, Deacon Gookin, and the minister. Young Goodman Brown says that Goody Cloyse, Deacon Gookin, and
