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    “The Minister's Black Veil” Nathaniel Hawthorne Hawthorne's “The Minister's Black Veil” is regarded as one of the earliest and greatest examples of American short fiction. Like many of Hawthorne's stories and his novel The Scarlet Letter, the story is developed around a single symbol: in this case, the black veil that the Reverend Mr. Hooper wears to hide his face from the world. The story's macabre tone and repressive early-colonial New England Puritan setting are familiar elements in Hawthorne's fiction, and they serve to underscore the unsettling behavior of the main character and the work's concern with the nature of secret sin and humans' fallen nature. Hawthorne's intended meaning with the tale has been the subject of considerable debate,…

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    Before he wore it, his sermons were mild and pleasant; afterwards, the townspeople think that his speeches are more powerful To conclude, Reverend Hooper lived his remaining years, refusing to remove the veil to the public and his wife. He became extremely conscious and aware of his sin that it took over his life. In the journal article, "Beyond The Veil: A Reading Of Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil'", by Elaine Barry, she began clarifying that “Throughout the tale, Hawthorne presents a…

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    “I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a Black Veil!” Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the short parable, “The Minister’s Black Veil” as a reflection on the Puritan’s beliefs around him. The story follows Reverend Hooper, who decides to wear a black veil that covers his face. He indulges judgements, loneliness, and even the loss of his fiancé. He wears his veil till death barely answering questions about why he wore it. Hawthorne’s elaborate use of allegory and diction portrayed his views on the…

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    “The Ministers Black Veil” is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in the 1832 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir. Like many of Hawthorne’s works, the setting of the story is a town in Puritan New England. The scene provides the backdrop for a psychological exploration of the themes of sin, repentance, and morality. Hawthorne uses their reaction in the congregation as a critique of the Puritan image of original sin, using the veil as a representation not…

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    Like many other American renaissance writing, Nathaniel Hawthorne introduces readers with a parable story. In the story" The Minister’s Black Veil," is introduced in the seventh century in puritan New England where the focus is around the minister, Parson Hooper. Some may wonders why the minister chooses to wear a black veil. The ambiguity that makes the reaction of the townspeople all the more telling of their inherent sin and hypocritical nature. While speculating as to what horrific crime the…

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    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…

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    In the story, “The Minister’s Black Veil” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the townspeople demonstrates how important appearance seems to be in a small town. The main character in the story, Reverend Hooper is the town’s minister. On a normal Sunday morning, Mr. Hooper appears at church to deliver his sermon with a black veil covering his face. He is trying to prove to the people that everyone lives with secret sin. The townspeople are completely blind of the significant symbolism of the black…

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    The Scarlet Letter and The Minister’s Black Veil reveals how secrets and sins play an important role in how people view each other. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne introduces Hester Prynne as a tall young woman whose striking beautiful come to live in Boston with absent of her husband. As the story progresses you begin to see her as a woman with secrets. The secrets she reveals being sinful resulting in her having to wear the scarlet letter as punishment. An affair with a…

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    The Ministers Black Veil is a conceptual story with a meaningful theme to be learned from whether it be that several of us shadows behind a symbolic veil to conceal our sin, People should be less concerned of others sins and serve to redemption for their own sins. The Black veil combines countless symbolizations to the story and though we still do not fully comprehend what Minister Hooper's intentions were with the veil. This story was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, who is a Romantic writer,…

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    “Thus from beneath the black veil, there rolled a cloud into the sunshine, an ambiguity of sin or sorrow, which enveloped the poor minister, so that love or sympathy could never reach him.” (Hawthorne). In the Minister’s Black Veil, Nathaniel Hawthorne evokes the idea there is a dark side of humanity and that humans have secrets and sins hidden away from their loved ones. Hawthorne emphasizes that personal sacrifices must be made during one’s lifetime for those you love even if it means giving…

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