The first and most obvious is that Goody Cloyse is a witch. This woman who was very important in instilling religious values ​​seen in the phrase "That old woman taught me the catechism", (1116, Hawthorne) This supports the idea that evil is everywhere around us in society, even in people which we considered the holiest. The second, less obvious thing is the way Good Cloyse deals with the character of the devil. He says, "...the very picture of my old gossip, Goodman Brown, the grandfather of the fool who is now..." (1116, Hawthorne) calls him Goodman Brown. When we first meet this character, the narrative says that he resembles an older Brown and that he may be his father, "Hawthorne also insists on the resemblance between Brown and the Devil - "the second traveler was about fifty years of age, apparently in the same rank of Goodman Brown, and bearing a remarkable resemblance to him...." And we are told that "they might have been mistaken for father and son." (413, Hurley) There is a reason for this, Hurley explains that l The man appears brown because "he is unquestionably Goodman Brown's personal devil." (413, Hurley) The appearance of the Devil character is like that of a magic mirror that shows Goodman Brown the evil version of him who lies..