Nathaniel Hawthorne was an intelligent man, which who also and a nervous breakdown. He won a lot of awards, but “he became increasingly dissatisfied, as if his dark insights in the human heart cast gloom into his own.” (Daniels 296) He became into a human that would give his heart to the devil. He wouldn’t talk to anyone and would just walk the village minding his own business. Hawthorne consumed many stories and poems for example, “In 1837, Hawthorne emerged to publish a collection of stories, twice-told tales.” (296) After his dark stage disappeared, he then started to make more stories. He thought that if his gloomy stage was gone, then he could produce way more stories than usual. In Hawthorne’s stories, he uses …show more content…
“Spruce bachelors looked sidelong at the pretty maidens, and fancied that the Sabbath Sunshine made them prettier than on week days.” They are getting ready for the church activities and to pray with the preacher. The young and old, men and women all gather and celebrate the greatest tradition in the Puritan’s takes. “Sabbath Sunshine.” They all have the same conclusion on why Mr. Hooper has the black veil. “The opening paragraph of the story presents the town of Milford on a typical Sunday morning as the community gathers for worship.” (Pennel …show more content…
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They don’t know if they should run and scream, or take what Mr. Hooper is giving them and learning from it. “The old people of the village cam stooping along while the children, with bright faces, walked with their parents in there Sunday clothes.” They have no idea of Mr. Hooper’s veil and come running to the meeting house for worship. The village is in amazement when Mr. Hooper has the veil and they all are full of shock. “The church functions as a center of activity, and the entire community id drawn together, young and old, men and women. (Pennel 42)
The theme that one cannot judge another by the physical features they obtain is shown through the Milford Meeting House by the villager’s opinion towards Mr. Hooper’s black veil. “How strange, said a lady, that a simple black veil, such as any woman might wear on her bonnet, should become such a terrible things on Mr. Hooper’s face!” The girl is wondering why Mr. Hooper has the veil that covers the face. “I don’t like it,” muttered an old woman, as she hobbled into the meeting house. “He has changed himself into something awful, only by hiding his face.” Everyone notices the veil and are leaving bad comments on it. They
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