Criticism Of The Minister's Black Veil

In the early ages, American Romanticism was spread throughout much of the country. Many types of romanticism were found in many ways of art. The Minister's Black Veil is a parable showing religious or moral reasons. As stated "Hawthorne's tales provides a rich mine for criticism" (Berry). This quote is stating much of the fact that Nathaniel Hawthorne's parable for the Black Veil is relating to this, showing most of the criticism towards Mr. Hooper for wearing the black veil.

Views on Mr. Hooper are all appointed in different ways, but some view him as a Romantic character. Mr. Hooper was a minister and was a stupendous preacher and a great man. They liked him in that position as a preacher very much and he loved teaching these men and women.

People can base the symbolism of the black veil in many levels. As people see the dark, black color on it can symbolize is of evil and death color. Others can face it as if he is wearing that color for the bad life other people are going through, as Johnny Cash did in his famous song "Man in Black". It is just based on the perspective of the person seeing the veil. For this instance, in the story, we know Mr. Hooper has done something horrible and gruesome. Hooper decides to wear the veil for the dark thing that he has done and cannot be regretted. People talk about him in an ignorant way. Since Mr. Hooper is giving the Sunday masses and he comes in wearing this dark veil over his face people think differently of him. As well as he wears the veil to a wedding he attended, was very shocking. “When Mr. Hooper came, the first thing that their eyes rested on was the same horrible black veil, which had added deeper gloom to the funeral, and could portend nothing but evil to the wedding” (Hawthorne 7). I was assuming that Mr. Hooper would take the veil off when he attended the wedding, but when I read that he still wore the veil I was confused. If he doesn’t want to take off the veil then he really did commit a bad

Hooper was a great man, he was very kind hearted and sweet. He greeted everyone with great smiles and showed much compassion to the people. Mr. Hooper was a great man at giving Sunday masses and he was a good father. However, Mr. Hooper still had the sin that would have never left him till he died. Hooper was so afraid of what he did he didn't want anyone to know what had happened not even to the closest of loved ones. Some people in the real world may even be able to put themselves into the situation that Mr. Hooper was in. They just don't have the urge to tell someone what they did was super horrific and want to keep it a secret and believe to themselves no one will notice or find out, but it's all just a matter of time till someone does. So in the parable the Black Veil I can see that most people have actually sin or have done something abolishing in their life they wouldn't care about it until someone actually shows out what they did wrong into a physical way. Everyone stops talking about their own sins, and face their discrimination to the person showing it in physical traits. What people need to do is mind their own business and try to relieve their own sins from themselves. Everyone has their own black veil over their face just like Mr.