oh, sorry, the previous one is my answer. Just now I forget I am a user here,hehe, it's done!
The veil symbolizes the secret sin in everyone's heart and propably also the untold sin of Mr. Hooper: adultery. Edgar Allan Poe pointed out that Mr. Hooper might have an affair with the girl die in the beginning of the story from which day on Mr. Hooper wears the veil till his death. What's more, at the end of the story, attendees to Mr. Hooper's funeral see his spirit walking hand in hand with the girl's. Before his death, he has a vow with his fiancee, which makes him cannot tell the truth and veil his eyes and nose forever.
The veil symbolizes the secret sin in everyone's heart and propably also the untold sin of Mr. Hooper: adultery. Edgar Allan Poe pointed out that Mr. Hooper might have an affair with the girl die in the beginning of the story from which day on Mr. Hooper wears the veil till his death. What's more, at the end of the story, attendees to Mr. Hooper's funeral see his spirit walking hand in hand with the girl's. Before his death, he has a vow with his fiancee, which makes him cannot tell the truth and veil his eyes and nose forever.