Symbolism Found In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tale Of The Minister’s Black Veil
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 mystery throughout the story, one can only hypothesize on its meaning.) Below, we will discuss some of the possible reasons for wearing that veil.
There are several instances, where Hawthorne hints to the reader, one of the multiple meanings of the black veil. The first i ....
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