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A 5 page paper which discusses how examining the characterization of Hepzibah provides a greater understanding of the novel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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than Nathaniel Hawthorne, who drew heavily from the austerity and mysticism of his New England home to set the mood for his novels and to create memorable characterizations. In
The House of Seven Gables, first published in 1851, Hawthorne takes a sentimental look at the decline of the aristocracy and the old, landowning families that had once reigned atop
Americas social ladder. In her literary criticism, Teresa Goddu observed, "Opposing this barren aristocratic order, the novel posits an emerging, productive capitalist order" (Goddu 119). The Industrial Revolution
dramatically shook the conventional status quo, and with the nouveau-riche business entrepreneurs now wielding both money and considerable power, a family name up North didnt mean quite as much as
it used to. Hawthorne uses the character of Hepzibah Pyncheon to satirize the fallen aristocracy and the myths that perpetuated their status. There is also a touch of
irony in Hepzibahs characterization, which emphasizes how deceptive the public image of these wealthy, beloved families is often in stark contrast to the often-ruthless private people. What appears to
be charitable benevolence may actually be a cover for something sinister; and the reverse can also be true. Hepzibah Pyncheon represents how deceiving appearances can actually be, and also
illustrates how despite the rapid change from old-world values to modern sensibilities, some outmoded religious customs still remain stubbornly in place. Hawthornes spinster protagonist was the caretaker of a bygone
era. Most of the Pyncheon familys wealth and position had been eroded away so Hepzibah sequestered herself for more than twenty-five years in the home that still symbolized the
good old days to her. She and her house were practically one in the same, "the dry-rot of its timbers" (Hawthorne 66). When her young relative Phoebe arrived
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