Answer:
The weakness of public morality
Step-by-step explanation:
The story "Young Goodman Brown" deals with the theme of public morality. This story takes place in a context that is particularly conservative about its moral code. It is also a community where people feel proud of the town's reputation and behaviour. This is the Puritan community of Salem. However, when young Goodman Brown decides to explore the decadent and immoral side of the town, he discovers that it is all appearances, and that in fact, everyone in the town is equally decadent and sinful.