The Minister's Black Veil Religious Analysis

In the “Ministers Black Veil” By Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character Mr. Hooper has sinned. There are three different beliefs that make people believe he has sinned. The first is that the whole reason he wears the veil is to show that people hide a secret sin within themselves. The second is that he was scared of his reflection. Finally, the way he acts at the maddens funeral. Others seem to think that Mr. Hooper has not committed a sin because he's a minister. Mr. Hooper wore a black veil that symbolizes the sins that mankind hides. As he hid from his sins under the black veil, everyone around him and also his wife no longer sees the kindness that he had before. Also, the veil shows us we all hide every sin that you have made and looking past those mistakes and making the better choice.
In article one by “Angie Fuller”, she even states “in "The Minister's Black Veil" is a symbol for the sins that mankind hides within” People get curious and do sinful things because it's only in human nature to explore and try new things whether it be law abiding or sinful. Even though it's not stated in the text, it is insinuated that he has sinned. But others think that the veil represents his marriage to the church and that’s why he left it alone when Elizabeth left him. But she left him because he wouldn’t show his face or tell her why he put the veil on. If he wasn’t hiding anything sinful, why wouldn’t he tell his fiance that it was because he's using the veil to show that he's married to the church? Also in article 2, it says ''Mr. Hooper wears the black veil to hide to symbolize his mourning for the secret sins'' this means to me that he only wears the black veil to hide the sins he has made which caused him to put sins upon himself that made him wear the black veil. Secondly, Mr. Hooper was scared of his own reflection and the only way a human being could be scared of its own