ack veil. As he goes through the life with this black veil he created sin for those people by having them whisper and ridicule him to other people and thoughts about him to themselves. As the story progressives, the whispering stops and wonder sets in for the parishioners. The ignorance of the town is abundant due to the fact that they were Puritans and felt that they could never be touched by sin. This is what Hawthorne wanted to show, that no matter who those people were, they could not escape sin....
