Comparing the Judgmental Society in Ministers Black Veil and Scarlet Letter

The ministers' judges have a black veil and a red letter. Even the "black veil of the Minister" and "red letter" written by Hawthorne, people has determined before to know they are truth. The object is not related to the actual situation, but the object is still judged. In the "Minister of the Minister", why no one knows whether the Minister is wearing a veil, everyone thought that it means a shame, he is hiding something.

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.

A comparison of the "black veil of the Minister" and "red letter", which is similar in many respects, they are different in many respects. Nathaniel Hawthorne was used the following theme in his story: alienation, enlightenment, guilt, pride, Puritan New England and fable. For set, story length, and symbols, they are different. In these two stories, someone is guilty, not the hero or the whole city. In Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is considered a crime by people in the town. As she confessed adultery, people treat Hester as if she were an outsider and evil. In the minister 's black veil, people in town can be regarded as evil and sin. They are regarded as evil and sin because they say something to him for wearing a black veil. Mr. Hooper said, "Why are you trembling me?