The Minister’s Black Veil (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- First Published: 1835
- Type of Plot: Parable
- Time of Work: The seventeenth century
- Setting: Puritan New England
- Principal Characters: The Reverend Mr. Hooper, Elizabeth, The Reverend Mr. Clark
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Sin or Original sin
- Locales: New England
The Story
One Sunday, at the early morning service, the Reverend Mr. Hooper appears before his congregation wearing a black veil that extends from his forehead down over his mouth. The parishioners are shocked; some suggest that he has gone mad, and others speculate that perhaps the veiled figure is not the Reverend Mr. Hooper at all. What is clear, however, is that the veil has a tremendous impact on the congregation. Women with weak nerves must leave the service. Old Squire Saunders, who ordinarily invites the Reverend Mr. Hooper to dinner after the service, even forgets to...
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