Hawethore's two stories, The Minister's Black Veil and the Scarlet letter are two very similar stories. Both stories reflect Hawethorne's anti-trancedentalist values. They are both set in puritan times in New England. They both are based around a symbol that changes how the people percieve the main character. The Black Veil changes how people think about Mr. Hooper and they think he has changed and is hiding something. The Scarlet Letter changes how people percieve Hester, as a sinner.Both Dimmesdale and Mr. Hooper are minsters that struggle within themselves hiding from the crowd. They crowd is quick to judge Mr. Hooper for wearing the veil because they can not see his face. Both stories show the flaws of humans to judge others unfairly, and also to make mistakes. These are examples of Hawethorne conveying his anti-trancendentalist values.Also the word "veil" is close to the word "vowel", and the Scarlet Letter is "A" and A is a vowel. So they are the same.
Minister's Black Veil has many similarities to The Scarlet Letter. The most obvious being that the setting is identical. They both happen in Puritan society in small towns. Church and its effect on people hold a large part in each story. Minister's are main character’s in both. Also in each story the ministers struggle with something hidden. Although in Minister's Black Veil the townspeople have more trouble with the minister's secret than the minister does. Both stories reflect Hawthorne’s Anti-Transcendentalist’s views of society and religion. The ignorance of the townspeople for the reasoning of the black veil exemplifies the Anti-transcendentalist belief that truth is elusive. The Scarlet Letter also shows this belief through the different outcomes of Hester's sin. The unpredictability in Hester's situation shows the elusiveness of truth.
The anti-transidenalists believe that truth is elusive in nature for the average person. They believe that in order for someone to be truthful, it requires much more effort then their natural intent. This reflects the parishoner inability to understand the reason's behind Parson Hopper's wearing of the veil. He simply can not comprehend why anyone would want to do something that goes against their own personal belief system.
Anti-transcendentalists opposed the transcendentalist idea of intuitive knowledge, but rather the elusiveness of truth. The parishioners were unable to grasp the meaning of the Father Hooper’s black veil at first, which reflects this feeling because they looked for a literal interpretation of the veil, which they could not find. At the beginning of the story, the parishioners looked in awe and were disturbed by the initial and unordinary image of the minister in the black veil. They thought that he might be wearing the veil because he was full of sorrow or because he was ashamed of a sin he may have committed. When questioned about the veil’s meaning, Father Hooper responds by saying, “my soul hath a patient weariness until that veil by lifted,” which shows that the veil has an elusive meaning, which he will not reveal. Anti-transcendentalists, such as Hawthorne, suggested that truths were not clearly apparent to us, but rather mysterious and revealed in elusive and not straightforward ways. Because the minister refuses to reveal the meaning of the veil to his congregation, including his wife, Hawthorne does not reveal is meaning even to readers. This mystery, as well as Father Hooper’s elusive responses to questions by fellow clergymen and his congregation, represent the anti-transcendentalist view of the elusiveness of truth.
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Hawethore's two stories, The Minister's Black Veil and the Scarlet letter are two very similar stories. Both stories reflect Hawethorne's anti-trancedentalist values. They are both set in puritan times in New England. They both are based around a symbol that changes how the people percieve the main character. The Black Veil changes how people think about Mr. Hooper and they think he has changed and is hiding something. The Scarlet Letter changes how people percieve Hester, as a sinner.Both Dimmesdale and Mr. Hooper are minsters that struggle within themselves hiding from the crowd. They crowd is quick to judge Mr. Hooper for wearing the veil because they can not see his face. Both stories show the flaws of humans to judge others unfairly, and also to make mistakes. These are examples of Hawethorne conveying his anti-trancendentalist values.Also the word "veil" is close to the word "vowel", and the Scarlet Letter is "A" and A is a vowel. So they are the same.
Minister's Black Veil has many similarities to The Scarlet Letter. The most obvious being that the setting is identical. They both happen in Puritan society in small towns. Church and its effect on people hold a large part in each story. Minister's are main character’s in both. Also in each story the ministers struggle with something hidden. Although in Minister's Black Veil the townspeople have more trouble with the minister's secret than the minister does. Both stories reflect Hawthorne’s Anti-Transcendentalist’s views of society and religion. The ignorance of the townspeople for the reasoning of the black veil exemplifies the Anti-transcendentalist belief that truth is elusive. The Scarlet Letter also shows this belief through the different outcomes of Hester's sin. The unpredictability in Hester's situation shows the elusiveness of truth.
The anti-transidenalists believe that truth is elusive in nature for the average person. They believe that in order for someone to be truthful, it requires much more effort then their natural intent. This reflects the parishoner inability to understand the reason's behind Parson Hopper's wearing of the veil. He simply can not comprehend why anyone would want to do something that goes against their own personal belief system.
Anti-transcendentalists opposed the transcendentalist idea of intuitive knowledge, but rather the elusiveness of truth. The parishioners were unable to grasp the meaning of the Father Hooper’s black veil at first, which reflects this feeling because they looked for a literal interpretation of the veil, which they could not find. At the beginning of the story, the parishioners looked in awe and were disturbed by the initial and unordinary image of the minister in the black veil. They thought that he might be wearing the veil because he was full of sorrow or because he was ashamed of a sin he may have committed. When questioned about the veil’s meaning, Father Hooper responds by saying, “my soul hath a patient weariness until that veil by lifted,” which shows that the veil has an elusive meaning, which he will not reveal. Anti-transcendentalists, such as Hawthorne, suggested that truths were not clearly apparent to us, but rather mysterious and revealed in elusive and not straightforward ways. Because the minister refuses to reveal the meaning of the veil to his congregation, including his wife, Hawthorne does not reveal is meaning even to readers. This mystery, as well as Father Hooper’s elusive responses to questions by fellow clergymen and his congregation, represent the anti-transcendentalist view of the elusiveness of truth.
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