A Comparison of "The Scarlet Letter" and "The Minister's Black Veil"

In his literary activities, Nathaniel Hawthorne used the symbol to present the themes related to humanity and life. In his work "Red Letter" and "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne uses a symbol to represent a common theme relating to religion; the appearance of sin will eliminate people from society, It is not allowed. Sin destroys the soul. The central theme of the "red letter" is that the obvious sin eliminates one person from society, and the unrecognized crime will destroy the inner spirit.

In the short story "The Black Veil of the Minister," Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a black veil to show a theme similar to a "red letter", and Pastor Hooper wrote his book to hide his secret violation Hanging from the face. The veil that the priest wore was a voluntary punishment in contrast to the red letter that Hester had to wear, but the result was similar to that of priest Hooper . Everyone knows Hester 's sin, but I can not have the courage to ask Huover Father how he is dressed in a veil. When his wife Elizabeth finally asked him, he did not give a clear answer, so the veil was vague and the citizens had different theories including sin, sorrow, weak eyes. It is a sin. The ambiguity of the black veil is similar to the ambiguity of the scarlet letter. At first, this letter represented adultery charges.

In Nasaniel Hawthorne's "black veil of ministers", ambiguity of veil produced "fables", suspicion and ambiguity of veil was a fiancée of the general assembly which disturbed the congregation and Mr. Hooper. Because I did not know if the pastor encountered Hester Pudding with a "red letter", hidden something that the pastor appeared in his or her eyes, like a person who blushed or turned face, or whether he blocked him Because it is. Please check your eyes carefully. After Hooper's sermon,

In his literary activities, Nathaniel Hawthorne used the symbol to present the themes related to humanity and life. In his work "Red Letter" and "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne uses a symbol to represent a common theme relating to religion; the appearance of sin will eliminate people from society, It is not allowed. Sin destroys the soul. The central theme of the "red letter" is that the obvious sin eliminates one person from society, and the unrecognized crime will destroy the inner spirit. Hawthorne used the red letter symbol to express this idea. In the novel, she committed adultery, and Hester was forced to wear Scarlet A (a symbol of her sin).