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Edis Shanata
Professor J. Nader
LIT-601
December 3, 2006

Hawthorne's Veil: A Puritan History and Parable

The Puritan nature of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works is evident throughout The Minister's Black Veil. Much as the Puritans fled from their native England to escape what they felt was a state religion that had become mired in extravagance and ritual, so too does Hawthorne break with the traditions and airs behind which we hide our true selves. He uses his story's title character as a platform from which to specifically speak out against the possibility of true blamelessness on earth; from a wider perspective he is in fact reminding us that just as the Puritans sought to purify their faith through spare and austere method, so too must we constantly examine ourselves for deeper meaning and true motive behind our actions, never trusting in what facets of ourselves we deem fit to show in public. Hawthorne's Reverend Hooper cloaks himself behind an enigmatic black veil, drawing......

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Approximate Pages: 7 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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