In "The Minister's Black Veil," what do the characters think and say about the black veil?What do the characters never say about the black veil?What...

When Mr Hooper begins
to wear the black veil and refuses to take it off, it excites great speculation amongst his
parishioners, who eagerly rush to jump to conclusions as to why he might have started to wear
the black veil and what it might signify. What is interesting, however, is the way in which they
talk about the black veil and how it transforms Mr Hooper's appearance so completely. Note, for
example, the following exchange that the parishioners have after the first service when Mr
Hooper appears with his black veil covering his face:

"How strange," said a lady, "that a simple black
veil, such as any...