ENG 250W Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Historical Fiction, Indentured Servant
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Nathaniel hawthorne, my kinsman major molineux (norton b, 332-345) One of the most important american historical fiction writers. Juggled writing with political career- not many people during this time were able to make money off of writing. Set back to a time when there was a lot of dissention and anger towards the british. First paragraph- these people (american colonists) want freedom, and they should be listened to. 1732, robin, a youth, arrives by ferry in boston seeking his kinsman, Major molineux, an official in the british colonial government, who has promised him work. First man he meets while he"s looking for molineux didn"t want to be associated with him and told him he could be publically humiliated or punished if he keeps asking about molineux- 334 middle let Everyone knows who molineux is, but they won"t lead him to where he is, or even help him.
