YOUNG OLD GOOD BAD

In my English class we read a story called 'Young Goodman Brown.' We were asked what  the intention of the author was by writing the story this way. I think he was telling us that sometimes we shouldn't completely trust the people we know. I think the reason why Stephen King was affected by this story was because he was shocked, that all the people he trusted might not be who they really are. Our minds can be really powerful into tricking us in believing something that's not real. Sometimes we can't really know a person that well. Not many people are willing to show us their true side.