LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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how people are reluctant to see the world clearly
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how people hide their innermost selves
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how people are constantly aware of death’s approach
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how people try to alter their physical apperance
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Detailed explanation-1: -The black veil is a symbol of secret sin and how terrible human nature can be. This could represent the secret sin that all people carry in their hearts, or it could be a representation of Mr. Hooper’s specific sin, which some readers think to be adultery.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the story progresses, we learn that Mr. Hooper used the veil to symbolize the evil natures that all human beings try to hide.
Detailed explanation-3: -To the townspeople, Hooper’s veil is a clear sign that he is trying to atone for a grave sin. Yet Hooper implies that he intends the veil to be a symbol of mankind’s general sinfulness, not any specific wrongdoing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mr. Hooper is described as “a man apart from men” and that the veil had “kept him in that saddest of all prisons, his own heart"; explain. The veil separated him from the usual community and fellowship with others. Most of the community now feared him and kept him at a distance.