The Ministers's Black Veil By Nathanial Hawthorne

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Hello, and welcome to an essay about the Ministers black veil, By Nathanial Hawthorne. The story is mostly about how the priest is dressed in the black veil after he had an affair with the maiden. So, this is why he is hiding his sins from himself and from the rest of the world, because why would the minister put on a black veil after the maiden’s funeral? Also, why would he hide his face with a black veil instead of a white veil? Furthermore, the reader can understand that the ministers black veil had been used to hide his affair after a maiden died and was put into a cemetery. Because of this affair he secretly hides his sin and tries to make up for his sin by helping others in their sins so he can get peace with himself. Also, when his

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