External and internal conflict in “The Minister's Black Veil” Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story “The Minister's Black Veil” manifests a duality of conflict – both both an external conflict and an internal conflict. conflict. The purpose of this essay is to explore the two types of conflict as they manifest in history. In this reader's opinion, the central conflicts—the relationship between the protagonist and the antagonist (Abrams 225)—in the tale are internal, a spiritual and moral conflict within the minister, the Reverend Mr. Hooper, and a external conflict with the world at large represented by the congregation. Wilson Sullivan in "Nathaniel Hawthorne" tells where the author got the idea of ​​a conflict between good and evil: and tyranny, love and hatred were more explicit, more rigidly defined, freed from the ambiguities of an increasingly pluralistic society, governed by a shared morality (70). At the beginning of the tale, "The Minister's Black Veil," the sexton is ringing the church bell and at the same time watching Mr. Hooper's door, when suddenly he says: "But what has he on the face of good Pastor Hooper? » The surprise shown by the sacristan was repeated in the astonishment of the spectators: “With one” agreement, they began, expressing even more wonder. . .” The reason is this: “A black veil is wrapped around his forehead and hangs over his face, so low that it is shaken by his breath. The 30-year-old single pastor receives varying reactions from his congregation: "I can't quite get the impression that good Mr. Hooper's face was behind that piece......in the middle of 'a paper...... lives and lives honestly. Such a demand involves ongoing, personal, individual conflict with evil as long as life continues. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1999. Erskine, John. “Nathaniel Hawthorne.” In the principal American novelists. New York: Books For Libraries Press, 1968. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Minister's black veil. » Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=HawMini.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div1Kazin, Alfred. Introduction. Selected short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. New York: Fawcett Premier, 1966. Sullivan, Wilson. “Nathaniel Hawthorne.” In New England Men of Letters. New York: Macmillan Co..., 1972.