... her, but he would due no such thing. The veil was bringing darkness into his heart, thus the start of his separation from happiness. "But that piece of crape, to their imagination seemed to hang down before his heart, the symbol of a fearful secret between him and them" (Hawthorne 393). Darkness had ... found its way into his heart and not even the love of his life could get past it. "This dismal shade must separate me from the world; even from you, Elizabeth, can never come behind it" (Hawthorne 394). Elizabeth then leaves him and he is truly alone. " ... not only made the people of...

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... as a tangible presence to cover his physical fear of others. The first way Reverend Hooper displays his inability to deal with sin is by concealing his face from everyone. The piece of crape that formed the veil was always in place even as he performed his religious duties or regular daily activities of his life. His parishioners thought something must be ... strange cloud that appeared to be settling round Mr. Hooper, every moment more darkly than before"(213). She continues with a statement to Mr. Hooper, "There is nothing terrible in the piece of crape, except that it hides a face wh...

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