In "Young Goodman Brown," why do you think Brown goes into the forest on a journey which he knows is sinful?

"" is often said by critics to be, among other themes, a comment on the
strict religious culture of the early Puritans. In such a strict culture, the people/characters
are faced with an irreconcilable opposition between goodness and evil. As such, those adhering
to the radical religious codes and laws would react with outrage at anything remotely evil. This
was theof the Salem Witch Trials. And in the story, Brown himself reacts with similar outrage.
In fact, after witnessing (as a dream or in reality) that evil exists among his pious
townspeople, Brown decides that all is lost....