Secondly, The Ministers Black Veil is another stimulating story from Hawthorne. As I mentioned in my introduction, the story covers Mr. Hooper and the town people. The town people wonder why Minister choose to wear the veil. The reason he put the black veil on face was, he thinks all the town people are sinners. In fact, it is the ambiguity that makes the reaction of the townspeople all the more telling of their essential sin and hypocritical nature. The town people, seeing his veil troubled them deeply, even during happy times. Finally, other critics have claimed that the minister had committed a grave offense, such as adultery with the girl whose funeral he attended, and this was the reason that he could not tell Elizabeth what his crime
