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Page 180
... Molineux , " now generally recognized as one of his most im- portant works . In this tale Hawthorne presents a dra- 12 matic rendition of the ambivalence of the sons toward their fathers by revealing the desire , on the one hand , to be ...
... Molineux , " now generally recognized as one of his most im- portant works . In this tale Hawthorne presents a dra- 12 matic rendition of the ambivalence of the sons toward their fathers by revealing the desire , on the one hand , to be ...
Page 181
... Molineux " is deceptively simple . One night , after a trip of several days , Robin Molineux enters Boston alone , on his first trip to the city . He is in search of his father's cousin , Major Molineux . A year or so earlier the major ...
... Molineux " is deceptively simple . One night , after a trip of several days , Robin Molineux enters Boston alone , on his first trip to the city . He is in search of his father's cousin , Major Molineux . A year or so earlier the major ...
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... Molineux , tarred and feathered . In the mob are all of the people who have " made sport " of Robin during the evening -- including the woman who had enticed him . As they pass Robin with the major in tow , some people in the crowd ...
... Molineux , tarred and feathered . In the mob are all of the people who have " made sport " of Robin during the evening -- including the woman who had enticed him . As they pass Robin with the major in tow , some people in the crowd ...
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