Mr. Hopper In The Minister's Black Veil

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I am blind in the dark. Mr. Hopper is a minister that wears a black veil. Mr. Hopper is wearing the black veil because he wanted to hide is personal sin that he did. Mr. Hopper is wearing the veil to hide from a death of a young lady. Uncertain of, he could be hiding from other villager’s sins around him.
The main reason why Mr. Hopper is wearing the black veil is because he is concealing is sinning from the town folks around him. ‘’ The veil worn by Mr. Hooper, the minister in "The Minister's Black Veil" is a symbol for the sins that mankind hides within.’’ (Article 1) This signify that he does not want to share the reason why he is wearing the black veil. Explaining is sins could cause people to dislike him, even though they dislike him because
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