For Friday, we began class quickly reviewing our notes on the American Renaissance (Romantics Period). After that, we discussed the previous night’s homework on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil.” Reading important excerpts of the story, we shared our ideas on what the veil might symbolize, the theme of the story, Puritan beliefs playing a role in the village’s response to the veil, Hooper’s relationship with God, secret sins existing in every one person, and how one could outward express one’s inner self. We, ultimately, focused on how, throughout this story, the Romantics viewed good and evil of a person, an American Renaissance conception. Running out of time, Ms. Flournoy went over the weekend homework. She did the first example. We are supposed to fill out a chart with the “The Minister’s Black Veil.”
I really do enjoy breaking down and analyzing stories. Our discussion in class was really interesting. It made me ponder whether humans are born good or bad, discussed on Thursday’s class. It made me consider, in depth, secret sins and how people cope with their own mistakes, blaming others or self-disciplining. I think the visitors were impressed! (:
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