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" The subject had reference to secret sin and those sad mysteries which we hide from". Hawthorne never told Mr.hooper always keep his mask on. Does he keep it on because of guilt or he's ashamed of what he has. But also he hides his face expect for his mouth and eyes. The author show alot of guilt behind he"s mask. On pg 282 it ststaes he chooses not to takes it off at all even when his friend kindly beg him to remove it. This show that thr reverend starts to wear the black veil over his face continually. With the reverend acting differently and nows he is wearing and refusing to take off his veil. But suddenly all of the citizens started to avoid him and try not have any interaction with him. Nextly the minister black veil shows more of isolation than guilt . …show more content…
After elizabeth left Mr.hooper he suffred more and dies lonely. Another evidence that support isolation is on 285 when the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend the lover to his best beloved. Even though the veil over mr.hooper face is the cause for much consion among his congregation. He shows thats no on ecan judge by the way Mr.hooper looks. Lastly, the people had to change the way by which they treat mr.hooper. The veil is a mystery to them and they feared what they did not understand. For example, By the aid of his mysterious emblem--for there was no other apparent cause--he became a man of awful power over souls that were in agony for sin. Sin plays a part in society, but its doesnt define it. But everyone has sins that they wont regret. In conclusion, Mr hooper was judge by how he always have his veil on. But people think hes hiding something from them. By hooper having having his veil on it shows guilt and isolation. Guilt and isolation caused Mr.ooper to die from being lonely. But we will never know why the veil conceals his entire

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