"The Minister`s Black Veil" 에 나타난 베일의 의미 : 묵시록적 비전을 중심으로 A Symbol of an Apocalyptic Vision = The Veil in "The Ministers Black veil"

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It has been said that Nathaniel Hawthorne's works are very ambiguous. His ambiguity plays twofold roles in his works: putting away false notions about the truth, and showing the limitation of the finite men. In this respect, his ambiguity is related with apocalyptic vision. The purpose of this thesis is to find the meaning of Mr. Hooper's veil showing Hawthorne's apocalyptic vision.
Mr. Hooper and his veil have received various interpretations by critics. The veil itself, however, is the symbol of apocalypse in apocalyptic sense. Typologically, there are three veils in the Bible exemplifying Mr. Hooper's veil-the veil of Moses, the veil of the tabernacles, the metaphoric veil that hangs over the people's hearts-which mean separation between a holy one and ordinary things. Mr. Hooper's veil has the same role in this work. Once he dons the veil, the people are alienated, not only from him but also from God.
Mr. Hooper's black veil has twofold meanings, that is, a symbol of his proud adherence to a destructive idea putting too much emphasis on the original sin, and a symbol of apocalypse in that the word $quot;apocalypse$quot; means, etymologically, $quot;unveiling.$quot; Hawthorne's apocalyptic vision is clearly shown in Hooper's firm belief that there will be an imminent revelation putting the veil away through Jesus' second coming.