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The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Feature Menu. Introducing the Story Literary Focus: Symbol Reading Skills: Drawing Inferences. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Sermon by Julius Gari Melchers. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  1. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne Feature Menu Introducing the Story Literary Focus: Symbol Reading Skills: Drawing Inferences

  2. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Sermon by Julius Gari Melchers

  3. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne There is the fear that we shan’t prove worthy in the eyes of someone who knows us at least as well as we know ourselves. . . . Robert Frost (1874–1963)

  4. The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne Mr. Hooper, a young Puritan clergyman, shocks his congregation by appearing at the church one Sunday in a black veil. • Why, the people wonder fearfully, is their minister hiding his face? • Is the veil related to the topic of Mr. Hooper’s sermon—secret sin? [End of Section]

  5. The Minister's Black VeilLiterary Focus: Symbol A symbol is something that • has meaning in itself • also stands for something beyond itself love passage of time peace

  6. The Minister's Black VeilLiterary Focus: Symbol Hawthorne’s central symbol in this story is a black veil. Notice how Hawthorne’s descriptions of the veil suggest its symbolic importance. “horrible” “gloomy shade” “mysterious emblem” [End of Section]

  7. The Minister's Black VeilReading Skills: Drawing Inferences When you read a story, you make inferences about characters and events. An inference is an educated guess based on • clues in the text • your own knowledge and experience

  8. The Minister's Black VeilReading Skills: Drawing Inferences Watch for this line: “Our parson has gone mad!” cried Goodman Gray. . . . from “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne At that point in the story, write down three inferences you could make to explain • why the minister has covered his face • why he has chosen black crape, the material traditionally used by mourners [End of Section]

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