In order to illustrate on the stories complex nature, Fogle in the same book he is referred from at the beginning of this paper, contradictorily states: “ ‘Young Goodman Brown’ is generally felt to be one of Hawthorne’s more difficult tales, from the ambiguity of the conclusions which may be drawn from it.”  (Fogle/p.15).  By beginning the story as an allegory; creating the central conflict out of allusions of dreams, apparitions, and reality; Hawthorne forces the reader to suffer the same feeling of disillusionment that the protagonist endures.  Hawthorne intentionally fails to solidify any literary device throughout the story, so the reader can empathize with the failure of Goodman Brown.