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The Black Veil Literary Analysis

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Throughout the whole story, many can be picked in the parable that has characteristics to a typical dark romanticism. The characteristics show on the Black Veil in the style that is unique to Gothic literature and other elements. The Black Veil is known as the secret sin of Mr. Hooper, many want to know what it is but Mr. Hooper keeps it to himself. This shows the characteristic known for his mysterious face that is covered by the black veil which translates on the mystery and suspense. This is a typical characteristic of the black veil being fearful and interesting to know about. Additionally, the character Mr. Hooper is mysterious and different which translates the dark romanticism pattern. He very different than the others in the short …show more content…

The realization of not reflecting your own sins but to others and how this is very related to numerous of people. The theme is that everyone has a secret sin which means that everyone wears a black veil to hide but reflect others. It's the sorrow and what hides behind the veil. The theme really does reach out and try and symbolize to something realistic and get others to understand the theme. The theme is to help others focus on your own mistakes or guilty lies instead of trying to blame others for their sins and lies or not worrying about what someone's sins are hidden in their black …show more content…

Hooper. The black veil presented as the way many hides their sins and their darkest secrets from others, especially from their closest people. This really shows when the fiancé, Elizabeth, tried and get Mr. Hooper to remove the veil, which translates to her trying and get Mr. Hooper to tell the dark secret. It is more seen as a shield to not allow others to see the darkest sin that hides under the black veil. Moreover, the face of Mr. Hooper is what is being hidden by the veil which shows that he hides the dearest with the lies. Many have the same situation and hide their own sins with a black veil that everyone has. More importantly, the story comes with a certain pattern that makes the story a dark romanticism. It is the format of the characters that make a pattern to give the typical romanticism vibe. Each character has its own unique elements that affect the story to have a typical romanticism feeling. Mr. Hooper takes the fear and mystery element as to help give the romanticism element. The other people that are also known as the Puritans have the feature to reflect as to everyone in real life and to be realistic to those that are always curious to know others

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Mr. Hooper's face is dust; but awful is still the thought that it mouldered beneath the Black Veil!"(Hawthorne 17). This shows American Romanticism because the main character died with the veil on and never took it off, now that's pretty exaggerating to keep it on until the end of your life. Another way this story can show American Romanticism is because the minister is trying to hide all the sinners of the world by wearing the black veil. Everyone has sinned so that the veil should be on everyone's face because everyone has sinned and should wear it like he does. Mr. Hooper is one of the characters that shows

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you know not how lonely I am, and how frightened to be alone behind my black veil. Do not leave me in this miserable obscurity forever!” The black veil caused for Mr. Hooper to lose his love. Both were really close but the black veil inferred in their relationship. However,

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This story has a profusion of symbols and hidden meanings that have to do with the reason why the black veil is so important. The author is competent to take a certain idea or object and expand the story or idea to make it have a greater meaning to get the reader thinking of the real reason behind it. American Romanticism is a form of creativity, imagination, intuition, exaggeration and expression. There is significant meaning behind each story that these Romantic authors write about that's why it is so interesting to read these stories.

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Although "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Raven," and "The Devil and Tom Walker" all have evidence of the dark romantic element symbolism, it is more abundantly found in "The Devil and Tom Walker." Washington

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Since Mr. Hooper will not break to these cries and pleas he is only separating himself from everyone else and society. Throughout the story “Minister’s Black Veil” Mr. Hooper sacrifices many thing by him wearing the black veil. As a result of Mr. Hooper’s actions he sacrifices his social life, he sacrifices his relationship with his wife Elizabeth, and he is separating himself from society by wearing the black

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Nathaniel Hawthorne Minister's Black veil is considered an American Romanticism story along with it it's also considered a parable. Nathaniel Hawthorne stories usually consist of the dark twisty characteristics of the American romanticism. Mr. Hooper is the main character of why the story had its name "The Black Veil." Mr. Hooper's Black veil immediately became such a suspicious symbol for the town.

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First of all, the black veil that covers most of Mr. Hooper’s face is a very important symbol all throughout the story. It is first seen when

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And so had I, at the same moment,' said the other." (Hawthorne 7). Second symbolism is the secret sins that all people carry in their hearts because Mr. Hooper accepted wearing the veil in the real world but, many people wear black veils just not physically. As explained by Elaine Barry, "Suffice it to say that the mainstream of the argument has moved, in logical sequence, from one polarity (seeing the veil as an honestly accepted symbol of human limitation, and Mr, Hooper thus as an Everyman figure, humbly embodying the fate of all of us who must see life through a veil darkly). The third and final symbolism is the secret sins and the darkness of humanity.

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The themes that are portrayed by the veil reveals, the tension between the minister and the community. Every person has something to hide from the world, the veil is symbolic for the cover up of the people’s secrets. Although most people would not wear a veil to hide their secrets from others, the minister is proving a point. By wearing a simple black veil Mr. Hooper is making all the villagers evaluate their everyday actions closely. The symbolic value of the black veil creates a dilemma that it between the minister and his environment, and the guilt that the veil also conveys.

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His character is very quite that keeps to himself and blocks his feelings from everyone. In the book, Minister's Black Veil the story mentions parable a few times, what is a parable you might ask?. A parable is a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson for instance in this Mr.Hooper is a quiet person of the town and one day out of the blue he just decides to wear an all black veil covering his face, although no one knows why he does such an act if he has not expressed his feelings to anyone, people then start to questioning why he chooses black

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People from other places wanting to see him just to see the “minister with the black veil”. Many other dying sinners were always welcoming him to preach all their sins to him before they left their dying beds. “In this manner, Mr.Hooper spent a long life, irreproachable in outward act, yet shrouded in dismal suspicions; kind and loving, though unloved, and dimly feared; a man apart from men, shunned in their health and joy, but ever summoned to their aid of mortal anguish.” (14, Hawthorne) Eventually, all those stares and reactions towards his black veil made his life miserable and everywhere he sees himself in the glass mirror Mr.Hooper is unable to see himself again like he uses to do before. Among his death bed, his beloved Elizabeth came to take care of him and Reverend Mr.Clark to seek him into conclusion and to help him leave those sins so much he had attached himself to liberate him to the spiritual light.

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Secret sin is important because the only reason Minister Hooper wears the black veil is the secret sin of humanity and himself. Sorrow is another theme because it occurs often when Mr. Hooper went to the funeral. “From the coffin Mr. Hooper passed into the chamber of the mourners, and thence to head of the staircase, to make the funeral prayer. It was a tender and heart-dissolving prayer, full of sorrow, yet so imbued with celestial hopes, that the music of a heavenly harp, swept by the fingers of the dead, seemed faintly to be heard among the saddest accents of the minister.” (Hawthorne 6)

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