The Minister's Black Veil: Secrets Of Sin

“The Minister’s Black Veil”: Secrets Of Sin The theme of the minister's black veil is revealed when Mr. Hooper, the reverend shows remarks to Elizabeth when she attempts to find out why he has chosen to put on the veil. She assumes that he has decided to wear the veil for some secret sin or crime, but as a part of the event of the theme, he tells Elizabeth that his veil is a "symbol." Throughout the story, the exact meaning of the veil becomes clear. In his meeting with Elizabeth, the reverend Mr. Hooper suggests that all morals could cover their faces just as he has because everyone has some secret sin in their life. Towards the end of the story, as he lies down to die, the reverend Mr. Hooper sees a veil on all the faces of those who are attending his death bed. In this way, the theme of the story is spread, that is, it is suggested that everyone wears a black veil and that everyone has shown that they have a secret sin or sorrow that is hidden from others. The Reverend Mr. Hooper has
Blackness refers to darkness, both literal and symbolic. It refers to night, death, sin, depression, and loss. A veil can hide someone and set him or her off to another world. Combine them, and you get someone who is set off from the world through pain, loss, sin, and death. However, Hawthorne notes, among all its bad influences, the black veil had the one desirable effect, of making someone wear something such as a piece of clothing or pair of classes. By the aid of his mysterious care, for there was not another apparent cause he became a man of power over souls that were in suffering for sin. I think that Mr. Hopper wanted to save his people in church, because he believed that everyone had been keeping secrets and hiding their sins that they have committed. Therefore he would wear a black veil for the sins that his church has committed and for probably other people in his