Hawthorne wrote ′′Young Goodman brown″ over 200 years after the puritans arrived in America. how well does he use irony to criticize the puritan′s beliefs and way of life?

Hawthorne wrote ′′Young Goodman brown″ over 200 years after the puritans arrived in America. how well does he use irony to criticize the puritan′s beliefs and way of life? which puritan belief or beliefs, in your opinion, is he attempting to criticize