1. The House Of Seven Gables
... fall into the Pyncheon family's hands. Upon his death, Maule "addressed [Colonel Pyncheon] from the scaffold, and uttered a prophecy...God will give him blood to drink". The physical wrongdoing of Colonel Pyncheon against Matthew Maule was avenged at the former's death, with the curse being fulfilled. However, the ... become dependent on actual labor, she felt that she had "brought an irretrievable disgrace" for having to work. Her selfish desire to remain in the past, in the time when she would not have to soil her hands with the disgrace of actual labor, is something to which she cling...
- Word Count: 2711
- Approx Pages: 11
- Grade Level: High School