The House Of The Seven Gables Fate Analysis
Fate is the destiny of one which cannot be understood by human comprehension, however one’s desires creates room for a change in route. In “The House of the Seven Gables”, Nathaniel Hawthorne established “fate” to play a significant role in affecting the protagonist’s lives, The Pyncheon, along with their actions. Hawthorne expressed the notion of “fate” versus “free will” through the Pyncheon during the beginning, middle and end of the novel. Fate has supposedly determined the way of the life for the Pyncheon family ever since the beginning of the novel where Matthew Maule said, "May God give him blood to drink!”(page 11). When Colonel Pyncheon decided to build his family home over the place where Matthew Maule's hut had once
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While Clifford Pyncheon went to prison for 30 years framed for the murder of Colonel he comes back as a diaster. Hawthorne addresses Clifford Pyncheon saying “Alas, poor Clifford! You are old, and worn with troubles that ought never to have befallen you. You are partly crazy and partly imbecile; a ruin, a failure, as almost everybody is,”(page 180), meaning fate has no happiness for him. Hawthorne got to decide whether Clifford is going to be happy, but, he's also determines whether Clifford wants happiness in the first place hence the notion of “fate”.
In the end Maule’s curse seems to affect only those who are driven by excessive ambition and greed. Hepzibah didn't believe in the curse and her bad luck of losing her family's wealth.When she opens the shop, she took responsibility for her actions and did not allow life to just take its course. Being scared of the effects of the curse, the Pyncheon family used it as an excuse to go through the unfortunate times, even if they were brought on by the actions of the family members themselves.
Throughout the novel, Hawthorne expressed how “fate” played a significant role in affecting the protagonist’s lives, The Pyncheon, along with their actions. Ultimately, the novel suggests repeatedly that fate is simply another obstacle to overcome, and that the ultimate destiny always remains there to
While Clifford Pyncheon went to prison for 30 years framed for the murder of Colonel he comes back as a diaster. Hawthorne addresses Clifford Pyncheon saying “Alas, poor Clifford! You are old, and worn with troubles that ought never to have befallen you. You are partly crazy and partly imbecile; a ruin, a failure, as almost everybody is,”(page 180), meaning fate has no happiness for him. Hawthorne got to decide whether Clifford is going to be happy, but, he's also determines whether Clifford wants happiness in the first place hence the notion of “fate”.
In the end Maule’s curse seems to affect only those who are driven by excessive ambition and greed. Hepzibah didn't believe in the curse and her bad luck of losing her family's wealth.When she opens the shop, she took responsibility for her actions and did not allow life to just take its course. Being scared of the effects of the curse, the Pyncheon family used it as an excuse to go through the unfortunate times, even if they were brought on by the actions of the family members themselves.
Throughout the novel, Hawthorne expressed how “fate” played a significant role in affecting the protagonist’s lives, The Pyncheon, along with their actions. Ultimately, the novel suggests repeatedly that fate is simply another obstacle to overcome, and that the ultimate destiny always remains there to