Nathaniel Hawthorne's Novel - "the House of the Seven Gobles"

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel; "the house of the Seven Gobles", the narrator uses; Tone, Selection of detail, and Point of view, to describe the character; Judge Pyncheon.

In the passage, lines 1-4, the narrator states; "To apply this train of remark somewhat more closely to Judge Pyncheon! We might say (without, in the least imputing crime to a personage of his eminent respectability)", it is assume that the narrator knows something about the character Pyncheon, that we don't yet, setting a tone of suspicion and questions. In lines 18-22 "The severity with which he had frowned upon, and finally cast off, an expensive and dissipated son, delaying forgiveness until within the final quarter of an hour of the young man's life." This quote confirms the reader's suspension of a flaw of the character. In this quote it is described that Pyncheon has been covering up his past error with all of his charity and social involvement for the good of others.

The narrator uses a variety of detail in describing her character. The selection of detail is her analysis of the character Pyncheon. In lines 21-41

The narrators choice of detail describes Judge's Pyncheon "social identity", according to Psychologist , the hidden or masked identity, or personality that we present to others. He is

People in society live in a masquerade. Everyone wears a decoratively adorned mask that displays beauty, purity, and service. However, behind the mask lies on the inside of all society. One will stop at nothing in order to be well liked, thus becoming hypocrites. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The House of the Seven Gables, the narrator uses intense diction, a vivid selection of detail, and a shocking tone to reveal that the character of Judge Pyncheon resembles perfection on the outside, yet "darker traits" sit latent on the inside.

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