American Literature / Unit 8 AML 0715 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"The Minister's Black Veil"
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The idea
Mr. Hooper appears one Sunday in a black veil and never removes it, though it costs him his betrothal and isolates him for life. Dying, he asks why they tremble at him alone, when every face hides a secret sin.
In practice
A veil worn until death.
Where people slip
The final question is the story's argument.
Your place on the trail
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