It could be said that this poem is about Native Americans, who are referred to "The Noble Savage" (option1). It portrays the spirit the Natives haunting their graves in the North American wilderness. It might be considered and American example of the Romantic movement.

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2 years ago

Elizabeth is the one character with a higher level of consciousness who communicates frankly with the Reverend, and to whom he r

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Answer:

The answers are:

1-When she pleads with him to remove the veil just once, why does he refuse?

A- he refused to remove it because he wants to teach his parishioners to reveal their own true selves.

2-Why does she then reject him, yet never marry another?

A-Elizabeth never stopped loving Reverend Hooper even though she broke their engagement. And for the same reason she never married, although she undoubtedly had many opportunities to do so.

Explanation:

The story is about Reverend Hooper the minister of a small town, one day he appears at the meeting-house adorned in a black veil, not offering an explanation.

1 A."'There is an hour to come,' said he, 'when all of us shall cast aside our veils. Take it not amiss, beloved friend, if I wear this piece of crepe till then.'"

Here Reverend Hooper talks about people hiding behind appearances.

2 A "'Do not desert me, though this veil must be between us here on earth. Be mine, and hereafter there shall be no veil over my face, no darkness between our souls! It is but a mortal veil--it is not for eternity! O! you know not how lonely I am, and how frightened, to be alone behind my black veil. Do not leave me in this miserable obscurity forever!'"

Here Reverend Hooper asks Elizabeth to love him even though he uses the black veil, and she is present at Hooper`s death.

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2 years ago

What purpose does the Federal officer’s point of view serve in the story? (horseman in the sky)

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Answer:

The Federal officer's point of view provided with an insight into the character's experience before revealing the true depths of his choice.

Explanation:

Ambrose Bierce in the story "A Horseman in the Sky" has used the third person omniscient point of view. The Third Person Omniscient point of view is the one in which the narrator is omniscient (is not a part or character of the story) but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

Ambrose creates a shift in this point of view at the end of the story when the story is told from the federal officer's point of view. This shift in the point of view helped the readers to know the thoughts of the character's experience before revealing the truth. The federal officer in the story saw the horseman falling down the cliff which he picturized as a beautiful horse looking like it is flying. The flying horseman is compared to some new Apocalypse found in the apocalyptic book of Apostle John. This comparison reveals the end times stated in the book of Revelation.

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