LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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God’s face
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only darkness
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a veil on every face
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the young woman who had died
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sins come between a person and the rest of the world. Some interpret the story as the veil representing Mr. Hooper’s own sin, hypothesized to be adultery. Others argue that the veil is a symbol of the concept of everyone hiding secret sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -The black veil worn by Hooper is a sort of constant parable, a piece of theatre to remind his parishioners of their own sins. Rather than being a straightforward piece of concealment, the veil actually acts like a sort of mirror, reflecting their own sins back at them by inviting them to contemplate its symbolism.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Mr. Hooper uses the veil to hide his face from the world because he knows the sin he did was wrong and if people were to find out, people would look at him and he would be full of more shame. That or he wears the veil not only to show his sins but also to show the sins of the other people of the town.