Christian Belief System In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born into a family that was deeply rooted in Puritian beliefs. While growing up, Nathaniel read and studied the Bible. This reason alone is why I am led to believe so many of his stories portray characters and accounts from the Bible. I am convinced that Nathaniel Hawthorne's family has had a substantial impact on how Hawthorne uses his stories in such a way that annihilate the Christian belief system. While reading the author section in our book this week, I learned that one of his ancestors was involved in the Salem Witchcraft Trials and during my research, I found that this ancestor was the only judge that refused to repent of his actions during the trial ("Nathaniel Hawthorne").
In "Young Goodman Brown", Brown had