WAS IT ONLY A DREAM?

I argue that Young Goodman Brown was awake as he somehow appreared back at the village, knowing he had seen the ceremony. My partner says that Brown was looking at the ceremony when he was brought to the village without him noticing. She says that Brown was dreaming because he had woken up at the village. As he was going to the journey, he was the first to go through the woods.  Also, the pink ribbons were a thought as he was thinking about Faith the whole time.  Yes, but there was items such as the pink ribbons in where they were placed in the beginning and the ending. As well as they showed up at the ceremony falling for the sky. When you dream you just remember the tiny bits of the most important parts. But as you’re awake you know what actually happened.