A husband tells his wife he must go on a journey and a son questions his mother about luck. As the characters in both “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” will soon realize you do not need to go far to see the blessings in life. Children look to parents for comfort and knowledge like a wife to her husband for comfort and strength. You will see YGB (Young Goodman Brown) as a man constantly thinking, doubting, and second guessing himself. A “Mom” (The Rocking-Horse Winner) never pleased. Believing luck is what will bring money and happiness. While one will show it is not too late to make the right decision the other will show you can wait too late. First, He, Young Goodman Brown, wants to stay with his wife. Even though her persuasion is not enough for him to put off his journey. You must understand that the man he is meeting is the devil. This devil of a man is cunning and somewhat trustworthy. Young Goodman Brown does not what to ruin his family name by being spotted on a dark path with such a man. His father and grandfather would never have done this but he was wrong. The devil knew them. “Come, Goodman Brown!” cried his fellow traveler, “this is a dull pace for the beginning of a journey. Take my staff if you are so soon weary” (YGB). The devil is persuading him that he must be tired and not giving this a second thought. But soon Young Goodman Brown stops and changes his mind, but for a short time. Young Goodman Brown questions the devil and receives quick answers. He understands that evil is everywhere and he can no longer resist it. As with the mom in the “The Rocking-Horse Winner” she believes luck is the only way to have money therefore, you can only have beautiful things and be happy with money. Her son, Paul, questions her regarding luck and if she was “lucky”. Not being a person happy with what she has she told her son “no” I am not lucky anymore. Paul sets out to find luck fo