Salem, Massachusetts

The Trinity Vermin By Nelly Bly started out to see if the Trinity corporation really was cheating people out of their money for the facilities they got and the price that they paid for them each week. By chance the first one she visited was No. 4 Grand Street. All the houses on the street were small red brick houses that took on a respectable appearance. Except for the one at the very end of the street it was a small dilapidated frame two-story and attic. This was the Trinity house. The front…

The Minister’s Black Veil is one of the many short stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This short story takes place during the Puritan Age. The Puritan Age is when people believed that only God could create change in their hearts. They led very simple and plain lives. Hawthorne's main topic in this story is secret sin and how everyone has secret sin. Overall, Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil is a very powerful story and people should read it. Hawthorne begins his story in the Milford…

Have you ever committed a sin and hidden it from everyone? If so, you must have realized that hidden sin changes how other people view you and how you view them. In “The Ministers Black Veil”, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, has this powerful theme tying the story together. Mr. Hooper, the protagonist in the novel, is the minister of a small town. When first introduced, the character is a wearing a black veil in front of his face, causing a great commotion among the townspeople, who feel intimidated and…

“The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was an intriguing read. So far this short story has been the best story I’ve read compared to our other readings. On a random Sunday, Reverend Hooper was seen wearing a black veil that covered most of his face. Most of the villagers were shocked, scared, and very judgmental about his veil. Until death, Mr. Hooper never took off his veil, no matter how hard the villagers tried asking. What is interesting about this short story is that the black…

Nathaniel Hawthorne presents “The Minister’s Black Veil”, Hawthorne highlights how Mr.Hooper deliberately sacrifices and surrenders himself to represent self value and self worth. Mr. Hooper arrives at the meeting house with a black veil covering his face. The community is puzzled and confused on why he is covering his face. Throughout the story, the community comes to the understanding of why he chooses to cover his face with a black veil. Although Mr. Hooper is frowned upon and judged harshly…

Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, wrote the story on how sin effects everyone. In the story, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale were adulterers and had a child, named Pearl, to reflect their sin. When Hester’s husband, Chillingworth, came to America from Europe and saw Hester, he became the leech to Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale both had a scarlet letter “A” on their chest to show their sinful ways. In the book, Hawthorne wrote, “But in their great mercy and…

society had died. However, many of his books take place in Puritan towns, as he was obsessed with them. His great uncle was John Hathorne, and Nathaniel changed his last name because he did not want to be associated with an infamous judge from the Salem witch trials. He was an anti-transcendentalist, which meant he believed that humans were naturally evil, and society was good and needed. Most of his stories include anti-transcendentalist ideas and elements such as The House of the Seven Gables…

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born into a strong puritan faith family. Although his ancestors having a practiced a strong puritan faith, still participated in the salem witch trials condemning hundreds of people to be put on trial. Because of this Hawthorne criticized puritan ethical standards and would focused his stories around human perception of sin and morals. Many of his stories contain strong uses of allegory and symbolism giving a more deep perspective on human nature. Because of this…

In the short story, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, conveys a number of themes and parables that can be interpreted in many different ways in an almost uninterpretable way. But after examining and dissecting the text, I was able to pull out the theme. That secrets can spark the inner uncertainty in ourselves. That secrets can fuel the mob mentality that comes with confrontation. In the story, Minister Hooper, the main character, unexpectedly dons a black veil one…

When a small town’s Puritan minister dons a black veil that covers his face and refuses to take it off for the rest of his life, an ominous air is cast over his parish. In a short story by realist author Nathaniel Hawthorne called “The Minister’s Black Veil,” one character wears a black veil everywhere he goes after accidentally killing a beloved friend. The main character, referred only as Mr. Hooper, is a minister that has sworn to never lift this black veil he wears till the day he dies. The…