The Veil Upon his Face
In the short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mr. Hooper, a minister, arrived to church one day with a sudden change of appearance by having a veil cast upon his face. This veil brought tension between him and the people of his community because they did not understand why he wore it. Mr. Hooper’s decision in wearing the black veil affected his relationship with his community in a negative way because the veil distanced him from the community. In the story, Mr. Hooper’s plighted wife, Elizabeth, confronted Mr. Hooper in taking off his veil but when he refused she said, “Then, farewell!” and then “withdrew her arm from his grasp and slowly departed… (303-304)” This conveys …show more content…
The veil had brought distance between them and causing a negative impact on their relationship. Even though Mr. Hooper does not express his feelings he is still human and still has feelings. Elizabeth leaving Mr. Hooper causes Mr. Hooper to realize that if she leaves him, it will only be him and the veil alone forever and that causes loneliness. For Mr. Hooper to be begging her to stay causes him pain because he can not bare the thought of losing her. When the townspeople had seen the way Mr. Hooper had more power and had people visiting him they had seen him as, “... kind and loving, though unloved, and dimly feared; a man apart from men, shunned in their health and joy, but ever summoned to their aid in mortal anguish(367-369).” This represents how the veil made Mr. Hooper an efficient clergyman which gave him more power. The townspeople only want his aid when they need him the most. Furthermore, when they need him the most they do not fear the veil. When the townspeople are maintained and do not need him they create some distance with Mr. Hooper wanting him far away from them, suddenly they start being intimidated by his appearance. Even though Mr. Hooper does not express any type of emotion he still is human and it is able to feel any type of emotion
In the short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mr. Hooper, a minister, arrived to church one day with a sudden change of appearance by having a veil cast upon his face. This veil brought tension between him and the people of his community because they did not understand why he wore it. Mr. Hooper’s decision in wearing the black veil affected his relationship with his community in a negative way because the veil distanced him from the community. In the story, Mr. Hooper’s plighted wife, Elizabeth, confronted Mr. Hooper in taking off his veil but when he refused she said, “Then, farewell!” and then “withdrew her arm from his grasp and slowly departed… (303-304)” This conveys …show more content…
The veil had brought distance between them and causing a negative impact on their relationship. Even though Mr. Hooper does not express his feelings he is still human and still has feelings. Elizabeth leaving Mr. Hooper causes Mr. Hooper to realize that if she leaves him, it will only be him and the veil alone forever and that causes loneliness. For Mr. Hooper to be begging her to stay causes him pain because he can not bare the thought of losing her. When the townspeople had seen the way Mr. Hooper had more power and had people visiting him they had seen him as, “... kind and loving, though unloved, and dimly feared; a man apart from men, shunned in their health and joy, but ever summoned to their aid in mortal anguish(367-369).” This represents how the veil made Mr. Hooper an efficient clergyman which gave him more power. The townspeople only want his aid when they need him the most. Furthermore, when they need him the most they do not fear the veil. When the townspeople are maintained and do not need him they create some distance with Mr. Hooper wanting him far away from them, suddenly they start being intimidated by his appearance. Even though Mr. Hooper does not express any type of emotion he still is human and it is able to feel any type of emotion