LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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to reveal how he is more sinful than other people
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to protect him from other peope’s sins
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to highlight his role as an agent of holiness
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to represent him as a prisoner of something shared by all
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Mr. Hooper choose his symbolic act of looking physically different from others? To represent him as a prisoner of something shared by all. To reveal how he is more sinful than other people.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The townspeople of Milford judge Hooper on his appearance, not his behavior or his character; indeed, it’s implied that Hooper himself doesn’t change at all after he puts on the veil-he only seems gloomier to the townspeople because of the veil covering his face. Finally, Hooper’s veil could symbolize his pride.
Detailed explanation-4: -Elizabeth-A young lady, Hooper’s fiance, is the only member of the congregation who had the courage to ask the Reverend directly why he wears the veil.