LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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ran towards a lake screaming.
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looked away and started to gossip.
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They dropped to the floor
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The people ran up to him and started to question why he was wearing the veil.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did the congregation of the church do when they saw Mr. Hooper walk into the chapel with the black veil over his face? ran towards a lake screaming.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In The Minister’s Black Veil, the congregation first responds with surprise and discomfort to Mr. Hooper’s veil. The congregation sees Mr. Hooper approaching and ‘’with one accord they started, expressing more wonder than if some strange minister were coming to dust the cushions of Mr.
Detailed explanation-3: -The congregation also mentions “ The black veil, though it covers only our pastor’s face, throws its whole person, and makes him ghost-like from head to foot” (Hawthorne 178). Mr. Hooper’s veil that he wore was seen as if it took over his whole demeanor and made him into a whole new person.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil? He nods kindly at them.
Detailed explanation-5: -The congregation is shocked and frightened. They feel that the minister has turned himself into something awful. They are all astir. The passage beginning with “That mysterious emblem” is the first suggestion that the veil is symbolic.