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Essay Archive - Themes in Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil
Themes in Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil
Like many writers of his time, Hawthorne emphasized man's inner
reality, and those thoughts and feelings which are not immediately apparent.
As he explored this internal nature, he not only found the source of
dignity and virtue, but also certain elements of darkness and violence. In
The Minister's Black Veil, these elements are treated as real and
inescapable forces in human existence. The unifying theme is the conflict
between the dark, hidden side of man and the standards imposed by his
puritanical heritage, and the psychologi....
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