In this story, My Kinsman, Major Molineux, the reader finds themselves lost in a sea of emotions as the main character, Robin, goes about the town in search of Major Molineux. Now, it does not take the reader long before they begin to ponder if the main symbol in this story could quite possibly be the story itself - that it symbolizes Hell. When Robin first gets to town, he is treated quite rudely. The first person being the old man walking in the street who threatened Robin "your feet shall be brought acquainted with the stocks, by daylight, tomorrow morning!". (Baym, My Kinsman, Major Molineux) Therefore, the nasty treatment could be symbolizing the evil found in Hell. The next symbol we see that seems to be symbolizing a man of a dark and evil nature that, quite possibly, could be the devil himself with "one side of the face blazed of an intense red, while the other was black as midnight". (Hawthorne, My Kinsman, Major Molineux) Also, it is quite clear that this place was full of evil and sin. One example is the wanton woman trying to trick Robin into her...
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