Everything is a huge shock to him and he is shaken, but he continues to hold on to his faith. He cries, “With heaven above and faith below, I will stand firm against the devil” (Hawthorne 84). After seeing so much hypocrisy, the foundation of Goodman Brown's faith was shaken, but he still held on because of his wife Faith. He knew that as long as Faith was by his side, he would never be corrupted. When Goodman Brown sees Faith's pink ribbon caught on a branch in the forest, he loses it and his faith weakens. He shouts, “My faith is gone!” (Hawthorne 85). By saying this, Goodman Brown also means that his faith in God is gone along with his wife as his wife symbolizes his own faith. He goes on to say, “There is nothing good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil; for to you is this world given” (Hawthorne 85). That's when he takes the devil's staff and is immediately transported to the evil ceremony where he sees how corrupt everyone is.