Judge Pyncheon
The way a story is told is completely different depending on the narrator because of their point of view. An example of this incident is in the passage from Nathaniel Hawthorne¡¯s The House of the Seven Gables. The sarcastic way that the character Judge Pyncheon is revealed through the narrator is distinguished through the narrator¡¯s (not the author¡¯s) style of writing including tone, selection of detail, and syntax.
The tone of this passage goes from a bitter sarcasm to an almost angry incredulity.
In the beginning of the passage, the narrator lists Pynchoeon¡¯s supposedly ¡°good¡± traits to show how ¡°great¡± of a person he is. This leads us to believe that Pyncheon is a very fake person, which reveals the narrator¡¯s bitterness toward Pyncheon. In the last part of the passage, the narrator starts to sound angry and in disbelief that someone as evil as Pyncheon is treated with such respect.
In the beginning, the narrator uses strong adjectives to stress......
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