In "The Minister's Black Veil," does Mr. Hooper's smile symbolize anything?

I
agree with the previous answer. I do not believe that Mr. Hooper's smile is symbolic of
anything. The veil is the predominant symbolic image throughout this story.

Mr. Hooper's smile is not an emotionally happy smile, though. In fact, it is frequently
described as "sad." The smile is also described as "faint" several times.
Hooper is not grinning ear to ear with pleasure. His smile is a smile of. He knows the reason
that he is wearing the black veil. It is symbolic of secret sin. He also knows that every other
person also wears his or her own metaphorical black veil. Hooper smiles because he knows that
there is a sad...