In "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Minister's Black Veil," how does Hawthorne describe human nature in these two stories? How would one write an essay...

William Delaney

Hawthorne paints an ugly picture of human nature in "" by showing a large
number of humans revealing their true natures at a devil-worshiping orgy in the forest. He only
implies the evil in human nature in "The Minister''s Black Veil"
by having a single character, the Reverend Mr. Clark, covering his face with a black veil to
demonstrate that he has a dark side to his nature which he keeps hidden, and by implication to
accuse all his parishioners of being just as bad, or worse. This makes all his parishioners
realize that they too are hiding their wickedness and should also be...

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