The House of the Seven Gables is a tale of loneliness and greed caused by the sin of preceding generations. ... However, the essence of the crime lived on through the generations. By chapter two, the focus of the novel has shifted to the modern generations of the Pyncheon family. ... She also dreamed of the vast fortune she was bound to receive from the "Pyncheon territory", a "delusion of family importance" each Pyncheon has clung to "from generation to generation. ... In the novel, the Colonel is reborn as Gervayse Pyncheon and, two generations latter, as Jeffrey Pyncheon. ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

I found it quite funny that the younger generation couldn't handle not being able to do the assignment on their own. ... This proved to me that most of us have started to think about our future but don't know what to expect when planning a wedding. ... With our generation getting older and older, I have a feeling that we are staring to depend on our mother and father for money and all the other necessities that we want and need. ...

• Word Count: 3629
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School