<span>In the story “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Hawthorne uses different names for the black veil. The alternate name that he uses most often is piece of c r a p e. Gloomy shade appears only once, mysterious emblem twice, and sable mask doesn't appear at all in the story, whereas piece of c r a p e appears seven times.
A complication that makes it difficult for the characters to reach their goal in the story of the monkey’s paw is that the monkey’s paw they use grants their wishes, but it comes at a terrible cost.
