Do you know Young Goodman Brown?

I recently read Young Goodman Brown, before this I had had no personal contact with Nathaniel Hawthorne. I only knew he wrote The Scarlett Letter, which I know is a popular book, since it is required reading in some high schools.
I must say my inexperience with Hawthorne slapped me in the face when I read this short story, I loved it. I perceived this story as an allegorical piece, resonating with truth, despair and human nature.
The action is set in Puritanical New England and it touches upon the themes of good vs. evil and its' role in human nature. The premise is: a man sets out on a journey at dusk, leaving his faithful wife behind, to go on an evil purpose.
To start of with the allegories in this story, first, the names given, the protagonist's wife, Faith, being his wife, tied to him with the strings of love, his love and his faith, stands as a symbol of faith and all the things in this world that are good and pure. She is the string that pulls the protagonist in one direction in the beginning yet after a decisive point becomes the antagonist. She represents the essence of what Mr. Brown is in danger of losing as he goes about his evil business. 
Besides her representation, there exits the man that Mr. Brown meets on his journey through the woods. This man is not presented as sinister but as brooding, a learned traveler that resembles the protagonist. His resemblance signals his character in the protagonist's life, his active role in familiarizing himself with his prey and making himself seem relatable and harmless.
Then, onto the journey itself, the one Young Goodman Brown undertakes that stretches into the twilight hours of the night. This journey is life, the one that every human undertakes, walking through deep secluded woods, among dark paths, verdant and lush yet dark and sinister.
As the protagonist progresses in his journey he encounters doubts and truths that cause him to waver in many aspects: life, faith, sin, human nature. All this leaves him drained when he encounters what seem to be a "witch" gathering or what I'd prefer calling a gathering of sinners, of those who've strayed. In the midst of this, Young Goodman Brown comes to the conclusion of how he will lead his life, his perspective changes and his will is sealed. He undegoes a transformation that echoes for the rest of his days.
To end, I say that this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorme is vividly and masterfully written. If you haven't read it, do so.

"Say thy prayers, dear Faith, and go to bed at dusk, and no harm will come to thee."