Nathaniel Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter And The Ministers Black Veil

In a surface examination of the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is quickly evident that no good things come from the wilderness. Therein, the wilderness is often associated with the savages and the devil. In his work The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne finds herself exiled by society for having an adulterous affair with the town reverend which brought forth the child known as Pearl. Pearl is quickly established as the child of the wilderness: wild, capricious, and thought by the town to be a demon-child. She represents several entities in the novel just by her being, but when her morality is delved into, much more of the nature of the story can be revealed. Pearl’s role is often overlooked as a formative force in the novel. Some scholars have gone as far as to denounce her as unnecessary to the story’s makeup. Upon close examination, it can be determined that Pearl is indeed a necessary element. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Pearl presents themes of morality, both personal and cultural, as well as the divide between society and nature, through her interactions with Hester, Reverend Dimmesdale, and the scarlet letter itself.

Throughout his literary endeavors, Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to present a certain theme that pertains to human nature and life. In his works, The Scarlet Letter and "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne uses symbolism to present a common theme pertaining to religion; that though manifested sin will ostracize a person from society, un-confessed sin will destroy the soul.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" embodies the hidden sins that we all hide and that in turn distance us from the ones we love most. Reverend Hooper dons a black veil throughout this story, and never takes it off. He has discerned in everyone a dark, hidden self of secret sin. In wearing the veil Hooper dramatizes the isolation that each person experiences when they are chained down by their own sinful deeds. He has realizes that symbolically everyone can be found in the shadow of their own dark veil. Hooper in wearing this shroud across his face is only amplifying the dark side of people and the truth of human existence and nature.

There are many traits found in strong and healthy relationships. Relationships should have a base of honesty, trust, and love even through the rough situations. Supporting a significant other and the decisions that they may make is also an important trait that should be present in relationships. Things do not run smoothly in a relationship if these bases are not correctly applied. In “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the story displays a woman that makes a decision to leave her fiancé when he will not remove the black veil from his face to let her see him. Elizabeth ends by making the right decision to break off the engagement because she is an independent and strong woman the veil changes his personality, and the veil makes the community fear Mr. Hooper the Parson.

Throughout, “The Scarlet Letter,” Hawthorne is able to enhance the plot by intricately incorporating symbols which represent a deeper meaning. One of which, is the infamous, and ambiguous, scarlet letter that lays upon the bosom of Hester Prynne. In the beginning of the book, the audience is immediately introduced to the scarlet letter as a symbol of shame and adultery. The narrator describes the Puritan society as very judgemental and harsh. Comments like, “This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die,” creates this negative and unwelcoming atmosphere which surrounds Hester for a majority of the book. From then on, the Puritans constantly refer to the

In the world today there are more teens that are isolated by alienation than in any other time period. People are judged and later on isolated by characteristics of themselves that they can not change. When people get isolated they began to distance themselves from others and the alienation becomes worse. In the short story, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses isolation to show that in society people are alienated because of gender, race, and class.

One important symbol was the letter “A” that Hester Prynne was bearing which meant to represent expulsion and suffering; as the story goes on, she learned that it became a part of her unique identity instead.The

The author Nathaniel Hawthorne is a American novelist. Born into a family of old Puritan lineage, both his life and his work were marked by the Calvinist tradition. John Sutherland points out in his book that Hawthorne was in his early childhood when the tragedy of losing a father occurred him making a “[closer relationship] to his sister, Elizabeth.” (85) His early literary vocation forced him to face numerous economic problems, as his works did not give him enough to live. He wrote plenty of novels and short stories like “The Minster’s Black Veil”. Focusing on “The Minister 's Black Veil,” it is a horror story by Hawthorne, published in 1837. This short story has an interesting meaning, impacting the way people think about morals and

The Minister’s Black Veil and the Scarlet Letter, both by Nathaniel Hawthorne are very similar theme wise, because both stories deal with the main characters being scrutinized because of something they did. One theme I want to focus on is hypocrisy., because it plays a major part in both stories. For example, in Minister’s Black Veil, Mr. Hooper is shunned due to his black veil, and in the Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is shunned because she is an adulterer. Because of this, the townspeople disassociate themselves with both characters, and have a demeanor in which they feel like they are better than them. It’s hypocritical to think that because people are not perfect and commit sins everyday. With that being said, you shouldn’t act any different

Nathaniel Hawthorne developed his theme and style in the text “The Minister’s Black Veil” better than Jonathan Edwards did in the text “sinners in the hands of an angry God.” The theme in Hawthorne’s text is don’t judge a person based on how they look; his style of writing was very gloomy and sad. Edwards theme of his text is the people must repent for their sinful ways or be dammed to hell; his style of writing is very serious and angry. The two texts themes are similar and different.

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Symbolism Symbolism within the Minister’s black veil and the Scarlet Letter is rampant throughout. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several physical objects as symbols for many things. The most obvious symbols being the Scarlet Letter and the Minister’s black veil itself.

Hester Prynne, the protagonist of the novel, is a symbol for human morality and the frailty therein. In the second chapter, when the townswomen are gossiping about Hester’s scandal, one of the women, who is

Nathaniel Hawthorne was in his mid-twenties when he published Mrs. Hutchinson in 1830. He referenced this story and its main character in his famous novel The Scarlet Letter, which was published two decades later.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works “The Scarlet letter” and “The Minister's Black Veil” is some of his most famous works known to date. When it comes to two of his works, “The Scarlet letter and “The Minister's Black Veil” are in plain sight different in many ways when it comes to the plot and settings behind the stories. Yet at the same time, they are similar in literary techniques that are used throughout the story. In both stories, Nathaniel Hawthorne use symbolism that was shown multiple times throughout both of the works as they describe the flawed protagonists and secondary characters. Those symbolisms are often recognized as the black veil and the scarlet letter itself.

In his various works, Nathaniel Hawthorne addresses the religious themes dominant in colonial Puritan society. Mr. Hooper’s black veil is a prime example on how the Puritans believed it could bring nothing but evil. Like many of his works, Hawthorne brings upon a symbol in which tends to symbolize the wrongdoings of such characters. This is not the first in which Hawthorne uses a strong symbol in his works. For example in “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” which symbolizes that she is an adulterer. The black veil can be interpreted in many ways, it’s all a matter of perception.