“ The Minister ‘s Black Veil is set in a town of Milford. It begins on a Sunday forenoon church service, where the Reverend Mr. Hooper is have oning a black head covering, which reaches from his brow to his oral cavity, to prophesy his discourse. All of the parishioners in the church are in daze of this head covering. Mr. Hooper does non explicate the head covering, but goes on to prophesy his discourse about secret wickedness. The head covering seemed to escalate the discourse so much, that some had to go forth. Prior to church and after, the parishioners speculate as to why the Mr. Hooper is have oning the head covering. Although everyone was speaking about it, no 1 asked Mr. Hooper personally why he was have oning the head covering. During his afternoon discourse, Mr. Hooper continues have oning the head covering. The parishioners begin to oppugn his saneness. The head covering seems to add power to his words. After the discourse, Mr. Hooper presides over a funeral service of a adult female. He stands over her as she lies in the casket. “ The reverend stepped into the room where the cadaver was laid, and set over the casket, to take a last farewell of his asleep parishioner. As he stooped, the head covering hung straight down from his brow, so that, if her palpebras had non been closed for of all time, the dead maiden might hold seen his face ” ( Hawthorne, 2433 ) . An old superstitious adult female said that she saw the cadaver frisson, and some said that they believe that they saw Mr. Hooper walking manus in manus with the dead adult female. That flushing, in what is supposed to be a joyous juncture, is met with melancholy when Mr. Hooper officiates the nuptials of the townaa‚¬a„?s most fine-looking twosome, while have oning the head covering. During the marrying the bride ‘s fingers grow cold, some people thought the dead adult female had returned to be married, and Mr. Hooper sees his image, go scared, spills his vino on the floor, and leaves in a haste. A group of parishioners decide to organize together to inquire Mr. Hooper about the head covering, but they could non make it. Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper ‘s fiancAA©e, was the lone one non fearful of inquiring Mr. Hooper the inquiry. When she asks, he offers a cryptic reply. Elizabeth so asked him to take the head covering one time to free the town of the rumours. But he refuses, and she asks one concluding clip for him to take the head covering. He once more refuses, and she refuses to get married him. After that, no 1 tries to acquire Mr. Hooper to take the head covering. The fold continues to dish the dirt, and people look at him with apprehension, while kids run off. The head covering does nevertheless, make him an effectual sermonizer. On Mr. Hooper ‘s decease bed, when Reverend Mr. Clark goes to raise the head covering, Mr. Hooper does non allow him. He describes the head covering as a symbol of secret wickedness. Mr. Hooper dies with the head covering still integral. Even old ages after his decease, people still tremble at the idea of him in the grave with the black head covering.

“ Young Goodman Brown ” is set in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. At the beginning of the narrative, Goodman Brown is described as being immature, and a newlywed. His wifeaa‚¬a„?s name is Faith. Mr. Brown must travel on a trip, and his married woman begs him non to travel. He goes into the wood. He meets an old adult male, who is the Devil. The old adult male bares a resemblance to Mr. Brown, and he carries a cane that is shaped like a black serpent. He invites Brown to travel along with him. Mr. Brown is hesitating to fall in him, and advert the fact that his household would non hold gone on a walk like this one. Although, the old adult male tells how he knows Goodman Brown ‘s household. The old adult male states, “ I helped your gramps, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker adult female so cleverly through the streets of Salem. And it was I that brought your male parent a pitch -pine knot, kindled at my ain fireplace, to put fire to and Indian small town, in King Phillip ‘s War ” ( Hawthorne, 2423 ) . On the way, they meet Goody Cloyse, who knows the old adult male. She was Goodman Brown ‘s spiritual instructor when he was a kid. Even though she has such a strong spiritual nature and association, she is a enchantress. Goodman Brown understands from their meeting that there is traveling to be a enchantress meeting. On down the way in the wood, he sees the curate and deacon are besides on their manner to the enchantress meeting. Goodman Brown so hears his married woman Faith ‘s voice, and shortly discovers that she is at the enchantress ‘s meeting. Goodman Brown wants Faith to defy, but shortly finds that he is entirely in the wood. Once he returns to town, he becomes distant from everyone. He ne’er finds out if his experience was a dream or world.

We are all susceptible to transgress. That is a subject that is displayed in both plants.