The Minister's Black Veil Essay

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The minister's black veil is a story that it is characteristic that are unique to the romantic period, particularly those who are directly connected with gothic literature. That the possibility of inner terror, and curious nature of an impossible problem, also have a lot to do with the romantic characteristic in the story. one is also the importance of individual freedom I the sense that each person has the right to choose for themselves. Mr . hooper is a romantic charter because he rejects social norms also he s in turn rejected by the society to those who norms he will not adhere. Some refuse to believe that “it is our person”, others believe that he “has gone mad” and others still believe that he has changed himself into something awful, …show more content…

It had the reference that the secret sin, and sad mysteries which we hide from our nearest and dearest then the people expect him to take off the veil.at some point in the day. The day ends and the veil is still on. His fiance even tries to tell him why he wears it saying she will not marry him if he continues to wear the veil.hooper replies, “there is an hour to come”! Said he “when all of us shall cast aside our veils. Take it not amiss, beloved friend, if I wear this piece of crape till then.” in other words, he intends to wear the veil till death. Then Elizabeth breaks their engagement but he still refuses to take the veil off.the message me. hooper was trying to say is that everyone has some kind of secret sin that they try to hide.alo the message, coupled with a symbol (the black veil) makes this …show more content…

In the minister's black veil at the beginning of the story, the town people were thinking “secular” thoughts as they walk to church. Children laughing and young men are admiring the young women. Ten once Mr. hooper puts on the veil, seems like a paragraph of certain virtues.he denies himself the pleasure of marriage of friendship, even though how Thorne makes it clear that he values both things when he is pressed for his reason, he insists that he is more concerned with his in heaven than with his reward life on

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