My Kinsman, Major Molineux (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- First Published: 1831
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: On the eve of the American Revolution
- Setting: Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Principal Characters: Robin, A kind gentleman, Major Molineux
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction, Allegory
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Freedom, Oppression, American Revolution, Governors
- Locales: Massachusetts, American colonies
The Story
Robin, an eighteen-year-old country boy, arrives by boat in Boston Harbor at nine o’clock in the evening to find his kinsman. Though poor and dressed in ill-fitting clothes, Robin has the confidence and buoyant optimism that accompanies youth, and he walks from the dock with enthusiasm despite the thirty miles his journey has taken him. He soon realizes, however, that he does not know where to look for Major Molineux, the kinsman who would be his protector. Even this does not disconcert Robin, for he believes that almost anyone he meets will be able to direct him to...
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