One thing that it can symbolize is freedom. It symbolizes freedom because people should wear anything they feel like depending on how they feel towards the world or what is going on around them. Another thing the Veil can symbolize would be darkness. The veil was black meaning it was worn because of something bad that happened either in the world or in someone's life. For example, Mr. Hooper wore the veil because he was repenting for his sins. He felt that others should do the same and not judge him for wearing something he felt was right, but then again not everyone focuses on their things. The three levels of understanding the symbolism of the black veil would be a Specific sin, darkness of humanity, and secret sin everyone has in their heart. Specific sin would be that everyone sins and that’s why he’s wearing the black veil. The darkness of humanity would be that Mr. Hooper sees all the bad things going on in his world. Secret sin would be that he might have done something not so bad, but by wearing that it will show that he is sorry for what he