My Veil-Like Post

In The Minister's Black Veil, Hawthorne is giving us his own description of the Puritan's. In giving his description of the Puritans he is also giving a description of people that applies to today. He tells the story of the minister to show that everyone is always hiding something. Even if we do not know what he is hiding is does not matter because it is not necessarily our job to know. The only importance is that he is hiding something. Near the end he reveals his belief that everyone is hiding behind a veil even if it isn't a physical veil. The final revelation is that those that acknowledge their sins and show their veil are more worthy of going to heaven than those that refuse to believe they have sinned and constantly hide behind their veil without ever letting anyone see it.