The use of light in "Young Goodman Brown" symbolizes that there is a brighter place to be. The tale begins with Goodman Brown starting his journey, “he went out at sunset” with his wife Faith encouraging him to “please put off your journey until dawn” (Hawthorne 324). The author highlights Brown's journey into darkness. Faith drives him to wait until dawn to avoid the Devil and remain in God's light. When Brown looks up to heaven to pray, "a cloud, though no wind moved, hastened across the zenith and hid the bright stars,” showing his strength in resisting evil (Hawthorne 329). The light of the sky represents the goodness still present even in the darkness of the forest. The second time the sky is referenced, Goodman Brown is present at the evil ceremony and begs his wife to look to the sky to save herself. He tells her to "look to heaven and resist the evil one", suggesting that God's light can save those tempted by evil (Hawthorne