Society does not let you become who you are or who you could really be. It puts certain limits on you or you will be criticized. The Minister's Black Veil is a story related to society’s judgment on your appearance. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author, really sets out an idea of how he views society. The story is about a priest who decided to wear a black veil over his face, only letting his mouth peek out. The town folks wondered about the reason of his veil, they started judging him and accusing him. They said he changed, that his sermons were more “energetic”. They eventually took him to jail, and died there. As they buried him, he still had his veil on. People judge way too much by your appearance and not by who you are in person. Society has certain rules that are or are not mentioned but you know them. This is society’s ways, they do not accept who you are if you break the rules. In the story, everyone was scared or did not want to be near Father Hooper, they would evade him at all costs,”Old Squire Saunders, doubtless by an accidental lapse of memory, neglected to invite Mr. Hooper to his table...”. This means that just because he was wearing a veil that would not let …show more content…
What needs to happen is that people should keep their customs and beliefs to themselves and accept who other people are, after all they do not believe in the same things, everyone is different and everyone thinks differently. "If I hide my face for sorrow, there is cause enough,"Father Hooper was a victim of this, he believe everyone had sins and no one wanted to admit them, but everyone else believed they were flawless and at their best. Father Hooper also believe that he wasn't going to take the veil off until everyone else did, or he would wear it all the way to eternity."Never! It cannot be!" People disliked his idea therefor, they left him alone throughout the rest of his