1. Suspense in The House of the Seven Gables
... thrust herself past Clifford, and disappeared into the room, but almost immediately returned, with a cry choking in her throat" (250). A major discovery is reduced to a single sentence-four simply constructed clauses, containing naught but a subject-predicate replication of the most essential action. The terseness of this ... temple from God's presence so they could not interact with His presence directly; much like the ancient Israelites, we are forbidden access to knowledge of the true nature of the subject at hand. By presenting all observable evidence as obscured, Hawthorne forces us...
- Word Count: 1547
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate