The story of “The Minister’s Black Veil” displays many of the characteristics and ideals presented many times in Dark Romantic literature. The style of writing, symbols, and also the main theme presented by the work are evidence to its being in the genre of Dark Romanticism. This is no surprise as Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the leaders in the genre and this story, along with many of his other works displays this.
The Minister's Black Veil" exemplifies many characteristics of Dark Romanticism crediting the fact that Hawthorne is a leader in the genre. The strong use of symbolism and the things each symbol represents are supportive of Dark Romantic characteristics. This along with the use of a language and literary style popular to that of Romanticism exemplify the characteristics used in Dark Romantic literature.