This paper analyzes the minister and his black veil from the angle of virtue and vice,crime or non-crime,and points out the reason for the Minister has been wearing the black veil is that the minister finds his defect in moral,therefore he wants to make his soul safe and peaceful by this way.
《牧师的黑面纱》是霍桑具有影响力的短篇小说之一,小说中的黑面纱是罪恶的象征。