Post by Morgan Carpenter on Dec 7, 2008 20:55:24 GMT -8
"The Minister's Black Veil" DCQ
“He could not walk the street with any peace of mind, so conscious was he that the gentle and timid would turn aside to avoid him, and that others would make it a point of hardihood to throw themselves in his way.”
Is it better to publicly acknowledge and reveal your secret sin with the possibility of alienation and repercussions, or to endure endless guilt and hide your sin from the world, but forever suffer without penance?
Defend, challenge, or qualify the validity of this statement using evidence from “The Minister’s Black Veil,” other literature, current events, or history.
“He could not walk the street with any peace of mind, so conscious was he that the gentle and timid would turn aside to avoid him, and that others would make it a point of hardihood to throw themselves in his way.”
Is it better to publicly acknowledge and reveal your secret sin with the possibility of alienation and repercussions, or to endure endless guilt and hide your sin from the world, but forever suffer without penance?
Defend, challenge, or qualify the validity of this statement using evidence from “The Minister’s Black Veil,” other literature, current events, or history.