... , The House of the Seven Gables attempts to show the suffering of descendants forced to repent for the sins of their "father", while they are unknowingly renewing the curse by nurturing the ancestral greed that has passed through the generations. Thus the various themes of the novel reflect the central idea of continued sin through the greed and guilt of a declining family. Each generation struggles to escape the sins of the past, only to be thrust forcefully back to face the offenses of their forefathers. The House of the Seven Gables ... . While Jeffrey "was entirely too prominent", the...

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