... the quest for an identity. The first is an allegory of New England history, a few years before the American Revolution began, when a conflict is pregnant between the colonial governors and the New England populace. Hawthorne provides a hint as to the fate of Major Molineux in the ... turn of the century. In A New England Nun the preservation of the identity is directly connected to the heroine's desire for independence. The conflict between sexes is rendered through the imagery of order and disorder. Joe Dagget, Louisa's fiance, becomes an agent of discord in her calm ... victory in her...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate