No additional sources cited. The writer discusses the various Gothic features of the story, as well as Hawthorne's usage of other literary devices. No additional sources cited. A 7 page critical analysis of what a number of nineteenth-century critics said about Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel. The paper argues that Hawthorne's book was generally misrepresented and undervalued in the nineteenth century because critics read it in the light of the Realist movement.
Bibliography lists ten sources.
A 5 page paper discussing the symbolism in Hawthorne's short story. Discusses how the veil not only symbolizes the darker side of our being and how we keep it hidden, but how it is also symbolic of our tendency to look only at the surface of another person. Bibliography lists 5 sources.