Sin In The Scarlet Letter

Hooper does not have a personal sin because he always cared for everyone throughout the story and would never judge anyone for the sins that they committed, but when it came to any sins that he committed or they thought he committed, they would judge him, even without getting the whole story. People had thought that he sinned. For instance, in Article 1 by Angie Fullen, it is stated that, "One could also theorize that the sin that Mr. Hooper admonished himself over was the temptation or dalliance with a female. This type of behavior would prevent him from being able to disclose his sin to his fiancée and to hide his shame from the church and clergy. " This means that people had thought he had sinned but he really didn’t because at it is stated in Article 3 by Searis West, "The veil secluded Mr. Hooper from the townspeople, leaving him to live a lonely life and die alone, even though he was surrounded by people he knew and loved, including his ex-fiancé."

While it’s true that Hooper’s veil encourages the townspeople to pay more attention to his sermons, and fear for the state of their souls.It’s as if strict Puritanism has taken the townspeople’s joy and energy for nothing. Further, the Puritan townspeople, with their focus on sinfulness, quickly come to believe that the veil must represent Hooper’s sins, rather than understanding that through the veil he is trying to tell them to look to their own sins. Even Hooper, seemingly the perfect Puritan, may be violating his own beliefs. The black veil hides his face, but ironically, it makes him more “visible” and noticeable to the townspeople — in this sense, he could be guilty of the sin of pride. It’s not clear why Hooper is any more moral than the townspeople laughing and enjoying their Sunday walk to church — the only difference is that he’s miserable.Puritanism has its good points, insofar as it encourages humans to live moral, pious lives, but it may go too far in depriving them of joy and encouraging them to “show off” their

The book of Proverbs 28:13 says ,“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” This quote explains that anyone who keeps in their sin will continue to guilt and torture themselves by doing so. Hawthorne uses many different forms of imagery and allusions to show the significance of hidden sin. The reader can see how Hawthorne uses sin to change his character's physical and mental state. There were three characters he changed throughout the book: Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, and Roger Chillingworth.

Hooper having a sin, the veil is mostly used for hiding very secret scenarios he had to deal with or know. In other words, the black veil represents secret sins of others but can be also for himself. In Article III, Searis West stated, “I look at the black veil in two ways, meaning that he could be mourning her death or he actually did commit adultery and feels bad…”. The black veil can have different meanings for Mr. Hooper, mainly in a negative way including hiding his face. Mr. Hooper, in others description, could’ve sinned as part of human nature. The problem with that is sinning is still occurred regardless and human nature doesn’t simply drop the fact that has

Therefore, Hawthorne is saying that people need to look at themselves, to see the sin in their own lives and the things that cloud the way in which they view the world which has helped shape society into what it is today.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" illustrates the dangers of secret sin. Allowing guilt from things done in the past, things that cannot be changed, can ruin lives. The life of the secret-carrier will be devastated, along with the lives of that person's most loved ones. Hawthorne uses various types of figurative language in his works to portray his message. "The Minister's Black Veil” is no exception; Hawthorne uses symbolism and suggestion to add depth and mystery.

In Hawthorne's short story “The Minister’s Black Veil”, there is information about a character named Rev. Hooper. Committing a sin should not make you feel obligated to give up on who you truly are or anything you want to do just because people judge you. The short story sends a message to the reader that helps to inform readers that you are who you are and no one can take that away no matter what you may have done. This essay will be explaining how the character Rev. Hooper’s actions relate back to the value of what we sacrifice now, in real life, and also know that holding on to the ruff bagage can eventually hurt you in the long run.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Minister’s Black Veil is a story of guilt, humility, sin, hypocrisy, love, compounded emotional stability and trials of life. It is a work of gothic literary art that describes the complexity of emotions and the psychological give and take that takes place when processing and dealing with any human emotion. The gothic writing style Hawthorne uses in The Minister's Black Veil makes it easy for him to focus on one main emotion: guilt. Hawthorne is no stranger to guilt, a huge reason why he discusses its nature so much. The Hawthorne families, formally known as Hathorne, were involved in the Salem Witch Trials and have carried the shame and guilt of their families decisions through generations. Throughout this story,

And the worst part of his sin was that he had to keep it a secret because of the religious viewpoint of the Puritan community that would judge him. Hawthorne writes:

The ministers sins consumed him and it made him feel as if he could never feel love or sympathy because of the guilt from the hidden sins. In both of these stories Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne's bold novel, The Scarlet Letter, revolves around sin and punishment.  The main characters of the novel sharply contrast each other in the way they react to the sin that has been committed

Hooper to escape his alienation. Hawthorne reveals this behavior by stating, “Beloved and respected as you are, there may be whispers that you hide your face under the consciousness of secret sin. For the sake of your holy office”(5). The congregation reminds me sort of like high school. When gossip starts it can ruin your reputation in a second.

Hawthorne’s stories develop a narrative that explores the nature of inherent imperfection and sin. In Young Goodman Brown, the Devil figure says to his “children” that, “Evil is the nature of Mankind. Evil must be your only happiness” (9). The Devil figure speaking to his followers clearly states that sin is

Through Hawthorne’s use of paradoxes, he reveals his message that due to the pervasiveness of sin, being a sinner does not affect a person’s morality, not admitting to sin does. While Hawthorne makes it clear that other people within the community sin, only one person in the novel was ever publicly vilified—Hester. Hawthorne intrudes into

Hooper first appears before his parish, as usual, for the Sabbath meeting, with “this gloomy shade before him” for the first time. While it is left to the reader to interpret why the Parson has suddenly donned the veil, it does seem to be related to the maiden’s death, visited later in the story. The Sexton tells us that Hooper “was to have exchanged pulpits with Parson Shute” that day “but Parson Shute sent to excuse himself yesterday”, then suddenly “good Mr. Hooper” appears covered in the veil. I believe Hooper sent for the exchange because of the maiden’s funeral, and that exchange having been cancelled, he was then forced to confront his perish ‘sin and all’ on the very day that he, perhaps, had tried to