Religion does not benifit man

Have you ever held yourself back from a once in a lifetime opportunity because you were afraid of the consequences? Have you ever doubted your faith because of a few bad experiences? These are questions the characters, in “Eveline” by James Joyce and in “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, make the reader reflect on while witnessing their situations. Eveline and Young Goodman Brown have their faith tested as they come across situations of good …showed first 75 words of 1007 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1007 total…s faith are put to the test. They question their actions and in doing so they look to God for the answer. Both of them have to resist some form of temptation to maintain a religious lifestyle. And both battle between what is good and evil or what is right and wrong for their future. In conclusion, Eveline and Brown chose to stay true to the faith though their stories end on a sad note.