The House of Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The House of Seven Gables, was born on July 4, 1804 in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. He was a proud son and grandson of New England seafarers. His father pass away leaving his mother widowed. Hawthorne and his family consist of his mother, and his two sisters. After finishing college, he returned to Salem determined to be a writer. He fought twelve years to perfect his literary skills. Then in 1851, he wrote The House of Seven Gables. On May 19, 1864 Nathaniel Hawthorne met his death. Hawthorne describe his work, The House of Seven Gables to be a romance: “the point of view in which this tale comes under the Romantic definition lies in the attempt to connect a bygone time with the very present that is flitting away from us.” (pg 7, Hawthorne) A romance works to relate with the readers by creating a mixture of historical events and fictional events. It invokes humans' consciences by getting the readers to reflect back on their past actions “usually through a far more sub-tile process than the ostensible one.” (pg 8, Hawthorne) Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon and Clifford Pyncheon are two of the main characters in the book, The House of Seven Gables; it allows the readers to re-evaluate the nature of human character.

Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon is main antagonist in The House of Seven Gables. An antagonist is character or characters that oppose protagonist who usually creates the problem. He was known by the major population as a man of noble character. However his relatives, Clifford, Hepizbah, and Phoebe Pncheon know him as a brutal, selfish, and greedy man. His “exceedingly pleasant countenance” (pg.86, Hawthorne) does not fool them instead they were filled with fear. They knew that their Uncle Judge...

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...nature. One moral the reader can get out from Judge’s death is that everyone poor or rich is going to face death. While Clifford Pyncheon is an example how sufferings or events affects people. Clifford learned to overcome his struggles in life and to find happiness. The House of Seven Gables’ main characters gave the readers a reflection time.

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"Clifford Pyncheon in The House of the Seven Gables." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. Web. 18 Aug. 2011. .

Clifford, Threatening. "Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon in The House of the Seven Gables." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. Web. 18 Aug. 2011. .

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of Seven Gables: a Romance. New York, NY: Avenel, 1986. Print.

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