act. This makes Father Hooper even more reclusive, which in turn makes him look as if he is plotting or hiding something. This viscous cycle continues to his death.Father Hooper becomes a man that children run from and the people shun. Wherever he goes, the people feel as if death and destruction follow. He has not changed his personality, or any of his other behavior patterns, yet the town’s people insist that he is a different man. To the townsfolk, it seems impossible that a man with such a different dress could possibly be good, let alone a Parson to such a religious community.The apparently severe change in appearance changes Father Hooper in the eyes of the community. Although he is not trying to be frightening, the people who know him believe he has become a different person. In this way, the people’s judgement forces him to become what they say. He cannot live his usual life with the veil on, because it has affected the mind of every person in the community. The veil has made him a different Father Hooper, one to be feared, not loved....
