What Is The Symbolism In The Minister's Black Veil

The main point of the story was having the freedom to do something without being judged by others. People seemed to jump to conclusion that the Mr. Hooper was hiding something and keeping a secret sin. The veil was symbolized as a fearful secret between his community and him and they found themselves too intimidated to approach him and ask why he wore the black veil. "What, but the mystery which it obscurely typifies, has made this piece of crape so awful? When the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend the lover to his best beloved; when a man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his Creator, treasuring up the secret of his in then deem me a monster, for the symbol beneath which I have lived, and die! I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a Black veil !" (17). The Minister's Black Veil has characteristics that are unique to the
In the short story, Father Hooper chooses to wear a black veil over his face for the rest of his life. Though many people believe it is a punishment for some terrible sin that he has committed we, the reader, discover that he has chooses to wear the veil to reflect the hidden sins within himself, but he still reminds those nearby that all God's creatures have the same hidden sins, and therefore, instead of wearing a black veil, they hide their sins behind a false front, like wearing a mask. "The Minister's Black Veil," Mr. Hooper wears a black crape veil that falls over his face, hiding it from his congregation, who quickly are unnerved by this action, wondering why he is wearing the veil. Further, the ironic aspect of this action of Mr. Hooper is that not only does it affect the other members of the community, but it profoundly affects him, as well, serving both external and internal conflicts. However, the veil does little but alienate Mr. Hooper from others, rather than getting them to look into their own