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Theme Of The Minister's Black Veil

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The major theme in “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is that everyone has sins or sorrows they try to hide but can’t never escape. For instance, Elizabeth claims the Minister “hides his face under the consciousness of secret sin”. This statement shows she’s determined he wears the black veil; to hide his immoral actions. We all have secrets and sins we try to hide from one another, as well as ourselves. Later, the Minister asks to “to not be left alone in the miserable obscurity forever”. His affirmation proves that hiding his sins under the veil makes him feel nothing, but dejected and unhappy.Concealing the reality hurts more than accepting it; however, we’ve to learn how to accept our mistakes sooner than later. Forgivingness
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