ThemesCan anyone list the main themes in The Ministers Black Veil? Thank you.

Secret sin is
a key theme of Hawthorne's short story.  Tortured by the hypocrisy of Puritanism as part of his
heritage, Hawthorne continually addresses the Calvinist doctrines of this ideology that effected
the need for people to hide the human weaknesses of their hearts for fear of punishment and
ostracism from the community.  Thus, there is also the theme alienation in "" as the
Reverend Mr. Hooper becomes a pariah to many in his congregation after his donning of the veil
on his face.