Why does Goodman Brown become “a stern, a sad, a sarkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man” after his experience in the forest?

Who is the figure that Goodman Brown meets in the forest? How is he characterized?
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Describe or use a quote to identify three instances in which each symbol appears in Young Goodman Brown, and write a short paragraph describing the context and significance of that appearance.
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Why does Goodman Brown become “a stern, a sad, a sarkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man” after his experience in the forest?

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Why does Goodman Brown become “a stern, a sad, a sarkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man” after his experience in the forest?

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