The Minister's Black Veil

The Minister's Black Veil is a parable that has to do with a minister who wears a black veil in order to represent everyone's secret sin or inner sorrow. The minister, Reverend Mr. Hooper, believes that everyone carries a sin or inner sorrow around with them that they do not make known to the people around them. He wears the black veil because although his sin is visible to everyone, everyone else carries their black veil in their hearts. Nathaniel Hawthorne in this parable wants to show that everyone sins but he hide it in our hearts instead of showing it and letting people know in fear of what people might say about us. Hawthorne sends the message that everyone sins, everyone carries guilt, and everyone will judge you no matter what. Reverend Mr. Hooper is the minister of a puritan town, and he begins this town gossip once he starts wearing this mysterious black veil. He arrives to his morning Sabbath and does not inform anyone on why he is wearing his black veil in order to not increase any interest. In the story it is never stated clearly why the Reverend wears the veil but through a few context clues we can determine what that reason is. In an interview he has with his wife Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper says that all mortals can cover their face just as he does, because we all carry a secret sin or sorrow. In the end of the…

In the “The Minister’s Black Veil” Nathaniel Hawthorne changes an ordinary black veil into a powerful symbol representative of the intangible barrier that exists between individuals. The veil is worn by the minister, Mr. Hooper, as a physical display of the psychological barrier. The black veil stands for fear and mistrust, that every person deals with while dealing with their own veiled sins. There are four main ways in which the meaning of the veil can stand for: the assumptions of the…

The Minister’s Black Veil is one of the many short stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This short story takes place during the Puritan Age. The Puritan Age is when people believed that only God could create change in their hearts. They led very simple and plain lives. Hawthorne's main topic in this story is secret sin and how everyone has secret sin. Overall, Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil is a very powerful story and people should read it. Hawthorne begins his story in the Milford…

story, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, there are several themes, but the most ordinary and prominent is that everyone has secrets and sorrows hidden from others. In the story, the main character, Reverend Hooper, is a minister in a small Puritan community in Milford. The minister is described as wearing two folds of black crape, which entirely conceals his facial features other than his mouth and chin (240). This veil symbolizes many things, but most people assume that he has committed a…

In Jonathan Edwards Sermon, “In the hand of an angry God.” his theme was that sinner will go to hell if they don't repent from sinning. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text ‘the minister’s black veil” his theme was directed towards a life lesson. Edward’s sermon is more effective because of his use of language and style. In both texts “Edwards sermon” and “The minister's black veil” both authors use hyperbolic language in their texts. In “Edwards sermon” he states, “ His mere pleasure that keeps you…

"The Minister's Black Veil" takes place in a small and Puritan town, called Milford. The story shows an average Sunday morning, where everything seems to be going routinely until Reverend Hooper appears with his face concealed with a black veil. With no explanation of the purpose of the veil, the story continues to follow the life of Hooper until his death.This tale is written in the third person by with no relation to the main character Hooper, or the members in the community in which this…

“The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an intriguing read. So far this short story has been the best story I’ve read compared to our other readings. On a random Sunday, Reverend Hooper was seen wearing a black veil that covered most of his face. Most of the villagers were shocked, scared, and very judgmental about his veil. Until death, Mr. Hooper never took off his veil, no matter how hard the villagers tried asking. What is interesting about this short story is that the black…

In the course of history, multitudes of people are inspired by their time period and environment over different subjects and controversies, to the point of their circumstances during their lives. With our case being with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil”, found in the collection Twice-Told Tales, the Puritan faith was a prominent factor in Hawthorne’s writings through his lifetime during the early to the late mid-19th century. With the concept of Dark Romanticism, Hawthorne wrote…

Hawthorne has a way of getting his point across but showing how people portray others. He shows this by using a black veil, the black veil is used to show how if a person changes him or herself how much a person will change their thoughts about the other person. This veil is a huge part of showing how if a person even changes their look how others will judge them even if everything else has stayed the same. The next part of this essay was about social judgement, you would not think that this…

everyone has a sin that is never exposed to society. This statement is clearly shown in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil”. Parson Hooper, the minister of the town of Milford, also the main character of the story, was a very famous and venerable preacher who always delivered meaningful and inspirational sermons. The Puritan society always looked up to him as a “godly-like” figure who was always dressed neatly and never disappointed anyone. However, one day, Hooper suddenly showed…