Week one,Young Goodman Brown

"Lo! There ye stand, my children," said the figure, in a deep and solemn tone, almost sad,with it's despairing awfulness, as if his once angelic nature could yet mourn for our miserable race. Depending upon one another's hearts, ye had still hoped that virtue were not all a dream! Now are we undeceived!-Evil is the nature of mankind. Evil must be your only happiness. Welcome, again, my children, to the communion of your race!"

I chose this paragraph because it's description of the "Dark figure" was very revealing, and also explaining the reason of the events prior of this point in the short story. It notes that this man who is speaking has a once angelic nature, coupled with how he calls the gathered crowd "his children",  it is clearly stating he is a fallen angel, and more importantly, that he is Lucifer. Speaking to the gathered in a way that reminds me somewhat of Hitler, Lucifer is convincing them that they are, or should be, living in a sinful and evil lifestyle, because it is the only way they are meant to live.