Good And Evil In The Minister's Black Veil

The Minister 's Black veil is a Romanticism. A romanticism is a movement in the art which sprung during the eighteenth and nineteenth century.Romantic is used to describe literature. It is defined as a depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form. As well as the imagination and emotion and the freedom embraced are all focus points of romanticism. Characteristics Of this literature piece would include subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism. Solitary life rather than life in society. The beliefs that imagination is superior than the reason and devotion to beauty, the love and worship of nature as well as the fascination with the past.

American Romanticism was a literary and artistic movement that placed emphasis on strong emotions. Emotions intensified most were ones such as horror and terror, as well as awe. In, “The Minister’s Black Veil,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the emotions of horror, terror, and awe are drawn upon throughout the story, which follows the events and reactions of the citizens of a village after their resident minister suddenly starts to wear a black veil, which invokes discomfort and fear into the people. As with many of his stories, Hawthorne developed “The Minister’s Black Veil” around a symbol, which in this case is the veil. The veil represents that even the people that seem like they have nothing to hide or be ashamed of do, just as everyone else does. Hawthorne also makes the point of saying that although people do have secrets that they wish to not make a matter of, others still do not respect their privacy, and may even go out of their way to wonder and discuss the subject of the secret, without confronting the person themselves about it.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil," Mr. Hooper, a Reverend in the town of Milford, surprises his parishioners by donning a conspicuous black veil one Sunday. The town is visibly spooked, yet still curious, about his eerie appearance and profoundly affected by his sermon on secret sin. "A subtle power was breathed into his words. Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of hardened breast, felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind his awful veil, and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought" (2432). The parishioner's expect that Hooper will only don the veil for one day and then remove it, having used the visage to make his point on secret sin, but they are taken aback to

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden, the main character, is in a mental hospital where he is telling the story of how he got there. Holden starts his story around the time where he gets kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep. Holden, who has gotten kicked out of two schools including Pencey has to face his parents who do not know that he got kicked out of Pency yet. Up to now, Holden has had a rough life between his brother Allie dying of cancer and having to go to multiple different schools. On the other hand, Holden cares about very few things.

A disparate situation is presented to readers in The Catcher in the Rye. Early in the novel, Holden expresses the reason for his difficulties in school as his being: “always surrounded by phonies.”(Salinger 13) Holden is correct; he is completely incapable of relating to his peers. However he takes no time to consider potential solutions to his problem. During his conversation with Mr. Spencer, Holden communicates that he deals with his troubles by simply quitting; putting minimal effort into academics and socialization. Since Holden never addresses his emotions directly, he fails to realize

In the story ‘’The Minister and The Black veil’’ The minister Mr. Hooper did have a sin. Throughout the whole story the big question was he wearing the black veil to hide his secret sin or to set an example for the humans. There were many clues about if Mr. Hooper had a sin our not like in article 3 it said something about him wearing the black veil to a young women funeral and there were rumors of him cheating with this woman. Also he was too afraid to show his face to his fiancé because he doesn’t want her to see his face. That was the key to open the door.

In J.D. Salinger’s novel titled, “The Catcher in the Rye” the main character named Holden Caulfield tells us about his life adventures after he got expelled from his previous high school, Pencey. Caulfield learns many things from his adventures and learns important life lessons. You see, Holden is a complex character who exhibits many traits. For one, Holden is a hypocrite; he believes one thing when he really does not. For example, he preaches that people should be themselves and not be “phony” but yet he fakes his name most of the time and tries to be someone he is not. Although Holden is a hypocrite, he stands up for his morals, and he is very empathetic. Holden cares for others, even though it might seem as if he does not. Holden is quite remarkable because he is willing to do anything if it means that he gets to stand up for what he believes in. He is also a remarkable person due to the fact that he learns from his past and tries not to make the same mistakes again. You see,

By hiding from their own sins they will not feel self content and continue to hurt themselves. They try to ignore it, and think it will go away. In life, you need to deal with their problems rather than avoid them, or else they get worse and you will continue to feel remorse. Though, it is often not easy to face these adversities. Many believe it is easier to hide, and why they continue to keep their

Holden does not understand where he belongs in society and constantly tries to shut people out. However,

By examining Reverend Hooper in “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one can see how the veil isolates him from the congregation, hiding from their depravity and therein the ‘parable of evil’ created by the veil, in addition to a desire still present in society, omniscience.

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” the parishioners judge Mr. Hooper for what he wears. Why? Do you feel appearance is directly linked to the type of person you are? Why or why not? Use the story and your own experience to explain your thinking.

In the story “The Minister’s Black Veil,” American Romanticism characteristics are very typical in this story in many different ways. What is American Romanticism you make ask? Well, American Romanticism is “a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that marked the reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period.” An example from the story of American Romanticism is, “And when she suggests that members of the community may interpret the veil as a symbol of great sin, he replies: “If I hide my face for sorrow, there is cause enough… and if I cover if for secret sin, what mortal might not do the same” (Nathaniel Hawthorne 129). This example from

The Story The Minister’s Black Veil is very interesting in many different ways, it catches the reader 's attention. It uses American Romanticism, that is an interesting thing to use in a story to catch the reader 's attention. What that is, is to elevate the imagination over reason. today Edgar Allen Poe remains popular for his hunting poems and suspenseful stories. American Romantic writers differ than the European romanticism writers. Declaration of Independence used a lot of American romanticism. The Declaration Of Independence is a very historical and important document. There were many great American Romanticism writers that wrote lots of stories to the public about themselves or about others. Washington Loving, Edgar Allen Poe which i 'm going to talk a lot about today, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville are all American Romanticism Writers. Some European Romanticism Poets were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, and John Greenleaf Whittier. All of those writers were great and many people bought their stories for many many years. Some of those writers are still very popular today and people still buy their stories or poetry. One example of a writer that is still popular for his Romanticism stories is Edgar Allen Poe. I am going to write about him today in this essay.

The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million European Jews and others by the Nazi regime in 1933. Many people should question the morals of human beings considering the past events of mass genocide. Human nature is flawed and has a lot of capacity for evil. This idea is reinforced through the writings of Anti-Transcendentalists dating back to the early 1800’s. A key writing of this time include “The Ministers Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. While giving a sermon to his puritan church, Reverend Hooper wears a black vail that strikes people as peculiar. The townspeople quickly assume that Hooper is hiding behind the cloth because he has secret sin. He refuses to take it off after begged by his wife and dies wearing the veil. Another story by this author includes “Young Goodman Brown,” the main characters faith in humanity is lost after talking to the devil in the woods and seeing his family and friends as devil worshippers. He lives in suspicion and believes that all people are evil. The use of symbolism in the literary works of Hawthorne indicates his view on human nature, which is man is inherently sinful.

In Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger creates a unique narration through the way Holden speaks. In The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger reveals the inner Holden Caufield through the style of Salinger's writing. Salinger writes the book as if Holden Caulfield speaks directly through the reader, like a kid telling a story to his friends. Like with most conversations, there is more to infer from not only the speaker says, but also how the speaker says it. In the book, readers can infer that Holden is much more than a cynical kid. In reality, he is "too affectionate" and "very emotional" (76), much like his little sister Phoebe.