In the story “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Hawthorne uses different names for the black veil. Which alternate name does he use most often?

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In the story “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Hawthorne uses different names for the black veil. The alternate name that he uses most often is piece of c r a p e.
Gloomy shade appears only once, mysterious emblem twice, and sable mask doesn't appear at all in the story, whereas piece of c r a p e appears seven times.

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The alternate name he uses most often is a piece of c-r-a-p-e.

Why does he use that name?

  • Because he wants to promote a negative connotation to the veil.
  • Because he wants the reader to feel an aversion to the veil.

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” we are introduced to a reverend who begins wearing a black veil that covers his entire face. This veil promotes a dark and tense image of the reverend that makes the other characters loathe and become curious to know what it means.

The author wants the reader to feel the same as the characters, so in addition to describing the veil and the image it promotes, the author calls it dark names with negative meanings that promote unwanted sensations to the reader.

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