Comparing The Scarlet Letter and Long Black Veil

Comparison of red veil and long black veil Johnny Cash 's "Long Black Veil" song has many similar elements to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Red Letter". Both are related to evil of adultery and will eventually hurt the characters of the story. In "long black veil", one was convicted of murder because someone was unable to provide a crime scene of the night when he was murdered. On the night of homicide, the man turned out to be "beside his best friend's wife". The man was finally executed and the woman punished himself for wearing a long black veil without saving his life.

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,