In Hawthorne's Ministers Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown, both stories revolve around the discovering of evil in both main characters. Brown in Young Goodman Brown is an average man, who you would think could be easily influenced by society. Hooper in the Ministers Black Veil is a minister, someone society would view as an example of a good Christian, or even someone who does not or could not sin at all. Hawthorn makes it clear in both stories that evil lies within anyone, no matter who you are or what is around you and it is everywhere whether it is your town or even with in yourself.
             Brown discovers in the story that the people in his town are a part of a cult. He goes from being unsure of his faith to seeing the truth about his town and losing faith in the people of his town including his wife Faith. In this story, "Faith" Brown's wife can also symbolize "Faith in God". However, Brown does not necessarily lose his faith in God but in humanity as wells as himself. He sees how sin corrupts and becomes very disappointed and depressed about it.
             Hopper wears a veil over his face, which made the people of the town feel very uncomfortable, especially because no one knew why he had chosen to do such a thing. We think of it as a symbol of him hiding his secret sin. Hooper did not want people to know what it was or why he even wore the veil. The veil pointed towards sins that we hide from everyone, yet at the same time the way Hooper wore it over his face all the time also shows that God can see all our sins even the secret ones all the time. Perhaps, he didn't want people to know the reason why he wore the veil was because they might judge him and only God had the right to judge him.
             Hooper and Brown react so differently from each other. After experiencing sin and finding evil. Hooper finding sin within himself, using it to be an example to society, but at the same time isolat
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