Essay On The Minister's Black Veil

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The Minister’s Black Veil is by Nathanial Hawthorne and is about Mr. Hooper the minister wearing a black veil to show that he has sinned in his life. The Ministers Black Veil is a symbol of sin because it shows isolation, adultery, and mirror images. The story takes place in the New England Congregationalist community. Mr. Hooper was well known in his community and people looked up to him. The story does not say why he decided to wear the veil but we can come to the conclusion that he has done something terrible. He has a girlfriend that is named Elizabeth who asks him why he is wearing a veil and demands him to take it off. Mr. Hooper says that one day he will take it off but for now he has to wear it so he is not taking it off. Mr. Hopper says that it is more a, “mortal veil” and that it is not for, …show more content…

Hooper has committed adultery because he wears the black veil right before he has to attend a funeral and makes a commitment that he will not take the veil off at all. After Mr. Hopper attended the funeral a procession tells his partner that, “I had a fancy’, replied she, ‘ that the minister and the maiden’s spirit walking hand and hand,’ And so had I, at the same moment,” said the other” (124). This shows that the funeral Mr. Hooper was attending; the lady and him had some kind of connection. Mr. Hooper could not even tell his girlfriend why he was wearing the veil and when he attended the funeral and a wedding later that night he was still wearing the veil, which shows that he, was evil. We can assume that he committed adultery and that is why he is wearing the black veil and to show the crime of the dark side that he has committed for a constant reminder that he has sinned. He does not tell why he wears the black veil but we can assume that he does not tell why or take it off because he wants this to be between him and God. He wants God to know that he realizes what he has done is a sin and that he is paying for it for the rest of his

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