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The House of Seven Gables: Symbolism


American Literature reflects life, and the struggles that we face during
our existence. The great authors of our time incorporate life's problems into
their literature directly and indirectly. The stories themselves bluntly tell
us a story, however, an author also uses symbols to relay to us his message in a
more subtle manner. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's book The House of Seven Gable's
symbolism is eloquently used to enhance the story being told, by giving us a
deeper insight into the author's intentions in writing the story.
The book begins by describing the most obvious symbol of the house
itself. The house itself takes on human like characteristics as it is being
described by Hawthorne in the opening chapters. The house is described as
"breathing through the spiracles of one great chimney"(Hawthorne 7). Hawthorne
uses descriptive lines like this to turn the house into a symbol of the lives
that have passed through its......

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