What were the two ceremonies that Mr. Hooper directed that same day? How did the veil affect the mood of each? Summarize the scene between Mr. Hooper and Elizabeth. How would you describe how both feel at their parting? (Note: She is called his which “plighted wife,” means “intended or fiancée.) wife,” What does Mr. Hooper mean when he is an hour to come when all of us shall says, “There cast aside our veils”? As the years passed, what were some of the negative affects of the veil of Mr. Hooper? What were some of the positive? Mr. Hooper is described as from and that the veil in that “a man apart men” had “kept him saddest of all prisons, his own heart”; explain. Why is described as a in the final scene? “faithful woman” Go through the story and count all the references to Mr. How is his Hooper’s “smile.” Why does focus on this detail so much? “smile” often described? Besides the veil on Mr. face, what other references to other types of veils are Hooper’s mentioned in the story? What does each mean? (Questions six is one example.) What is the attitude of the other Mr. Hooper on his death bed? What does minister’s toward this tell us about them? According to Mr. Hooper, why has he been wearing his black veil? Why is the story called “a parable”? The Song of Hiawatha & The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Henry David Thoreau- Walden
What were the two ceremonies that Mr. Hooper directed that same day? How did the veil affect the mood of each? Summarize the scene between Mr. Hooper and Elizabeth. How would you describe how both feel at their parting? (Note: She is called his “plighted wife,” which means “intended wife,” or fiancée.) What does Mr. Hooper mean when he says, “There is an hour to come when all of us shall cast aside our veils”? As the years passed, what were some of the negative affects of the veil of Mr. Hooper? What were some of the positive? Mr. Hooper is described as “a man apart from men” and that the veil had “kept him in that saddest of all prisons, his own heart”; explain. Why is described as a “faithful woman” in the final scene? Go through the story and count all the references to Mr. Hooper’s “smile.” How is his “smile” often described? Why does focus on this detail so much? Besides the veil on Mr. Hooper’s face, what other references to other types of veils are mentioned in the story? What does each mean? (Questions six is one example.) What is the attitude of the other minister’s toward Mr. Hooper on his death bed? What does this tell us about them? According to Mr. Hooper, why has he been wearing his black veil? Why is the story called “a parable”? The Song of Hiawatha & The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Henry David Thoreau- Walden
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