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In the novel, The House of the Seven Gables, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, makes it known that the novel and characters (including the house itself) tie in with the seven deadly sins of the Christianity faith. The characters of the novel, The House of the Seven Sins, represent the sins (sloth, envy, lust, avarice, anger, gluttony, and pride). Also the sins have a major role in the theme of the story.
Greed (or Avarice)-Most characters in this novel represent greed, at least most of the Pyncheon family does. Hawthorne makes it clear that the down fall of the family, isn't necessarily the curse that Matthew Maule cast upon them, but that their greed, their constant want for more than what they have is, to blame for their misfortunate. The character that most embodies this trait is Judge Pyncheon.
Anger-Clifford Pyncheon feels both anger and resentment towards his cousin, Judge Pyncheon, throughout the novel because Judge Pyncheon framed him for the murder of their uncle.......

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