1. Suspense in The House of the Seven Gables
... to face a deep-seated desire for clarity in the world. Without this clarity, we, like Phoebe, become fearful-however, the pervasiveness of ambiguity challenges us to consider how indistinct our world truly may be, and if it is as ambiguous as the world of The House of the Seven Gables, why we feel entitled to clarity in an unclear world. Having laid the foundation ... it is simply a sweet little urchin boy wanting to buy gingerbread. However, later in the novel after Hepzibah discovers Judge Jaffrey dead, she senses that a "stifling atmosphere of dread fill[s] the house with a death-sme...
- Word Count: 1547
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate