Question

What do father hooper's final words disclose about his possible reasoning for wearing the veil? on his deathbed what did hooper say was the real reason children ran from him and people shrank from him?

Answer 1

He wore the veil in order to show how secret sin could have an impact on everyone. He said that the real reason people ran away from him was the veil as people thought he was hiding a secret sin from them and it reminded them of their own.