The House of the Seven Gables | Use of Environment to Emphasize Psychological States
Hart has degrees in English and creative writing and is the author of several books. In this essay, Hart explores Hawthorne’s use of environment to emphasize the psychological state of his characters.
Hart has degrees in English and creative writing and is the author of several books. In this essay, Hart explores Hawthorne’s use of environment to emphasize the psychological state of his characters. The settings, or environments, that surround Hawthorne’s characters in his novel The House of the Seven Gables are not only as fully detailed as the people in the novel are, but they make up an integral part of the story itself. For example, Hawthorne uses the rooms in which his characters sleep, the houses in which they live, as well as the light and darkness that surround them...
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