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Symbolism Found In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tale Of The Minister’s Black Veil
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Minister’s Black Veil is a story of willful sacrifice towards an eternal cause. Father Hooper, the main character of the story, appears one day with a black veil covering his visage. Questions arise as to what is the reason to this peculiar practice. (And it remains a ....
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....veil.” Behind the veil lies his hidden shame which he chose to make public as a form of humility. The veil served as a visual testimony to all that he was a sinner, and therefore, a member of humanity.
Later, Hooper, has a vision where he sees a veil on all the parishioners. “And lo! On every visage a black veil!” – which brings in another meaning of the veil. This time, the veil is what hides the parishioners secret sins. It therefore serves two contradicting purposes. The veil, (in th.... |
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