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 …show more content…
The Puritans of the town, made up things that could represent why he was wearing the black veil. Everyone went to the church to see if he would ever explain why he wears it but her never does. His wife, Elizabeth goes to him privately to ask him to remove the veil and the Reverend refuses. She asks him why he wears and he did not want to tell her. His wife eventually ended up leaving the Reverend because he would not take the veil off. A simple piece of cloth over his face seemed to alter the way the Puritans thought of a man they have known for
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 …show more content…
The Puritans of the town, made up things that could represent why he was wearing the black veil. Everyone went to the church to see if he would ever explain why he wears it but her never does. His wife, Elizabeth goes to him privately to ask him to remove the veil and the Reverend refuses. She asks him why he wears and he did not want to tell her. His wife eventually ended up leaving the Reverend because he would not take the veil off. A simple piece of cloth over his face seemed to alter the way the Puritans thought of a man they have known for