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    <title>The Minister's Black Veil: A Paradigm Group at eNotes</title>
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    <description>The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Minister's Black Veil: A Paradigm Group at eNotes.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The minister says that death will snatch away their veils. What does he...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The minister says that death will snatch away their veils. What does he mean by this? would he agree that his face moldered beneath the Black Veil?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:39:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Well before Mr.Hooper started to wear the veil the congregation...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Well before Mr.Hooper started to wear the veil the congregation believed that he was very good pastor and the really look up to him. The veil really made a very big difference with the congregation it made them believed once the sermons got powerful Mr.Hooper had a touched on their soul, and they stoped invited him over to dinner, avoided him and also wouldn't converse him. But after the years in to wearing the black veil Mr.Hooper...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:56:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does Mr. Hooper's smile symbolize anything?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does Mr. Hooper's smile symbolize anything?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:35:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what was minister hooper's first sermon on, while wearing the veil?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/what-was-minister-hoopers-first-sermon-while-105127</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what was minister hooper's first sermon on, while wearing the veil?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 14:27:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Throughout the narrative of Hawthorne's story, "The Minister's Black...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/why-do-you-think-villagers-bury-hooper-without-104335</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Throughout the narrative of Hawthorne's story, "The Minister's Black Veil," the congregation has been threatened by the veil that the minister has donned.  While they at first suspect him of sin, as they come more into contact with him, the members of the congregation become more introspective, and they seem anxious about what Mr. Hooper may perceive from behind his veil, for they cannot interpret the meaning of his "sad smile" without seeing...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:51:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why do you think the villagers bury Mr. Hooper without removing his veil?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/why-do-you-think-villagers-bury-hooper-without-104335</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why do you think the villagers bury Mr. Hooper without removing his veil?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:11:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the story, "The Minister's Black Veil", how does the world outside...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the story, "The Minister's Black Veil", how does the world outside the town react to the veil?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:28:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Even before his sermon begins, some women have become faint after seeing...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Even before his sermon begins, some women have become faint after seeing Mr. Hooper.  But, then, while he speaks, Mr. Hooper alludes to secret sin, and the "hearers quaked."  At the close of the service, people hurry out and congregate together, whispering.  Some return home alone "wrapped in silent meditation; some talked loudly and profaned the Sabbath day."  A few people shake their heads in confusion.  Others who usually invite Mr....]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:13:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[During the funeral, does Mr. Hooper know he has upset the members of his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[During the funeral, does Mr. Hooper know he has upset the members of his church? Explain.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:34:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[By donning the veil, Mr. Hooper of "The Minister's Black Veil" creates...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/wut-emotions-does-mr-hooper-evoke-his-congregation-74815</link>
        <description><![CDATA[By donning the veil, Mr. Hooper of "The Minister's Black Veil" creates an ambiguity that thereby leads to interpretation of motive by each member of the congregation. 

Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of hardened brest, felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind his awful veil, and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought.  Many spread their clasped hands on their bosoms....An...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:18:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What emotions does Mr. Hooper evoke in his congregation that he never did?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What emotions does Mr. Hooper evoke in his congregation that he never did?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:32:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As the congregation gathers in the meeting house, the sexton cries, "But...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/howd-his-congregation-regard-mr-hooper-b4-he-began-74495</link>
        <description><![CDATA[As the congregation gathers in the meeting house, the sexton cries, "But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his face?"  When another member of the congregation repeats "good Mr. Hooper," indications, then, are that the minister is well-liked and respected.
However, when the perception of "good Mr. Hooper" changes, so, too, do opinions.  "I don't like it," one old woman peremptorily exclaims:

'He has changed himself into something awful,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:10:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Before Mr. Hooper began wearing the veil, the congregation held great...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Before Mr. Hooper began wearing the veil, the congregation held great respect for him. In fact, it was a tradition that he be invited to dinner after each sermon. After the sermon, there were many who were also ready to offer their praises of his message. He was always welcome at any celebration, especially weddings.
After Mr. Hooper began wearing the veil, the congregation became uneasy around him. He wasn't invited to dinner, People started...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:41:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Minister's Black Veil", how does Mr. Hooper's relationship with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Minister's Black Veil", how does Mr. Hooper's relationship with his congregation change after he starts wearing the black veil?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:25:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper's fiancee, asks him to remove the veil and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/what-reasons-does-mr-hooper-give-when-refusing-71205</link>
        <description><![CDATA[When Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper's fiancee, asks him to remove the veil and explain to her why he put it on in the first place, he responds that he cannot.  When he refuses to remove the veil, she presses him to at least explain himself, to "remove the mystery from his words".  The minister says only that he has vowed to wear the veil forever, as "a type and symbol", and as she receives his explanation, Elizabeth is suddenly stricken with a sense...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:48:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What reasons does Mr. Hooper give when refusing to remove his veil to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What reasons does Mr. Hooper give when refusing to remove his veil to his fiancee in The Minister's Black Veil:  A Paradigm?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:06:28 PST</pubDate>
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But there was one person in the village, unappalled by the awe with...]]></title>
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But there was one person in the village, unappalled by the awe with which the black veil had impressed all beside herself....she, with the calm energy of her character, determined to chase away the strange cloud that appeared to be settling round Mr. Hooper, every moment more darkly than before.

Undisturbed by the mystery of the black veil, Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper's fiancee, feels that it should be "her privilege" to know what this veil...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:13:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[With what emotions does Elizabeth regard the veil at first and later on?...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With what emotions does Elizabeth regard the veil at first and later on? What do her reactions suggest about the veil as a symbol?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most important character in "The Minister's Black Veil" is the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most important character in "The Minister's Black Veil" is the Reverend Hooper (the minister of the title); his fiance, Elizabeth, also plays into the story significantly as she, in some ways, personifies or gives a more personal voice to the other characters in the community (like Goodman Gray).  For instance, she tells Hooper that he should do away with the veil "For the sake of his holy office" (1257, Norton Anthology 1998).  Another...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:24:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Hawthorne's enigmatic story, "The Minister's Black Veil," the main...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ministers-black/q-and-a/who-characters-minissters-black-veil-64115</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In Hawthorne's enigmatic story, "The Minister's Black Veil," the main character is the Reverend Mr. Hooper, his fiancee is named Elizabeth.  No other character is named other than "Goodman Gray," who is symbolic of all the Puritan men and Mr. Clark.  At the end of the story as Mr. Hooper dies, the Reverend Mr. Clark of Westbury arrives; he is "a young and zealous divine, who had ridden in haste to pray by the bedside of the expiring...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:07:06 PST</pubDate>
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