use of the minister’s promise he was forced into a lonely personal life.In the minutes before Hooper died, he requested that the veil never be removed. This wish would be his last. Though in lifting the veil I think the sorrowers wouldn’t find anything then a normal human being. Lifting the veil wouldn’t resolve any of the of the feelings that overcame parishioners. Until then the secret sin would act as a separation between people and God.The quote, ”The eyes are window to your soul,” has an important effect about my thinking involving in the story. In not being able to see Mr. Hooper’s eyesCongregation became uncomfortable. The eyes make it possible for others to recognize your feelings, emotions, and moods. By covering them darkness surrounding person himself. One quote that could relate to this story is, “do not judge by appearance.” From the first day of the veil dropping over Mr. Hooper’s face people’s opinions have changed of him. He became a mystery, unreachable, and feared. In reality Mr. Hooper didn’t change at all. He was the same kind and gentle man with the slight smile gracing his face. Only by adding of a simple cloth did the person they once knew change into a stranger in their own eyes. A simple difference in appearance can change a persons life in a multitude of ways. The veil was a thin obstacle separating Hooper from his own people....
