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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
halls. The house takes on a persona......

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