An Analysis of Why Mr. Hooper Wears the Veil Can a short story be effective without a plot or true story line? “The Minister’s Black Veil” proves this theory to be true. The obvious plot is very vaguely touched upon within the story. Instead, Nathaniel Hawthorne does something different. Hawthorne keeps his audience interested and thinking by placing an abundance of symbolic and hidden meanings throughout the story. Much of the symbolism and hidden …showed first 75 words of 1014 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1014 total…One can concluded there are many reasons that Minister Hooper wears the black veil. He greatly desires to show the townspeople the concept of secret sin, to act almost as a Christ-like figure, and believes that secret sin is a veil on everyone’s life and can never be lifted from anyone’s face and soul until the day they die. These beliefs and wishes explain Minister Hooper’s reasoning for wearing the black veil.