Tattoe - Seven-storied house

Introduction

The bright, hot summers of New England and the cold, bitter winters, with their crisp, snowy air, give rise to strange, vivid, and richly textured stories.

The harsh and austere policies of the Puritans who came to Massachusetts in the 1600s have left New Englanders, though not as rigid and rigid as their ancestors, still a people who have suppressed their emotions with steadfast composure. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Seven Dwarfs" is a great novel written more than seventy years after the United States declared independence from British rule. The characters in this novel are people who, while adhering to the customs and traditions of the time, are struggling to suppress their emotions, and thus face various kinds of mental suffering.

For example, the reformer artist Ho Grey painted a portrait of the judge's body with a calm and unwavering spirit. Even as he was painting, the whole town was searching for the murderer who killed the judge. Then there was the wealthy old woman named Hezekiah Pynchon, who could not forget that she had lived a good life in the past, and now she had to open a small sixpence shop to fight off her poverty. Then there was Hezekiah's brother Clifford, who had been in trouble since he was a child because of the influence of a greedy relative, and had become a lunatic. Then there were the sweepers who were busy fixing the whole world with their imagination.

Phoebe is a lovely, innocent, cheerful, hardworking New Englander. Her mother, who is about to drown in the sea of ​​trouble that the Pynchons experience, is saved by her purity. The Pynchons are a symbol of the tragic suffering of the Puritans of New England, and if they were to represent the revolutionaries who rejected the old ways in front of the artist, Phoebe could be said to represent the purity of the New Englanders.

The great novelist Hawthorne has included a character in his novel. It is none other than the Seven Houses. The Seven Houses is three hundred years old, but it still stands. It stands prominently in a small town a few miles from the old town of Boston. The house stands with a terrible serenity, as if it were a symbol of the harsh old days, when forty to fifty people a day were hanged for heresy. It is also a symbol of an age when people believed in ghosts and other supernatural beings. It is the kind of house that is often said to be haunted today.

As the Seven-Story House stands out, so does the novel written by Hawthorne stand out in the literary world. The modern, fast-paced, and fast-paced modern people would not have the patience to read Hawthorne's novel, which is written in a long, drawn-out style. However, in the quiet era when Hawthorne flourished, writing was not an inevitable task, so people used to write and read with moderation and moderation. This novel was written more than a hundred years ago, so today's readers should not dwell on their own intolerance. As I have shown, readers in ancient times were not readers who read slowly and carefully. They should remember that Hawthorne was written in a long, drawn-out style according to the tastes of the times.

In any case, Hawthorne's work vividly describes the way people lived, dressed, customs, and ideas in Massachusetts at that time, so this novel can be called a mirror of the times.

There is something to be said about this great novel. Although it is an old novel written more than a hundred years ago, it is still modern in other aspects, apart from the writing. It is full of power. This great novel has been translated into all religions, and it has become as much a must-read for non-religious people as it is for Americans. The novel is as strong as a seven-story house. It is majestic and beautiful. It is full of courage that can capture the hearts of its readers. In some places, this book is read as a compulsory reading for students. In some places, even casual readers are so obsessed with this book that they forget to study other important and profound and difficult subjects for a while.

The New England state in which this novel is set is different from other states in the United States. It is unique. It is not to say that it is in a depressing state as Hawthorne describes in this novel, but New England is still calm and peaceful, unlike other states. It is said that it is the place where the wise men who think deeply come from. It is also said that it is the place where the literature closest to serious literary life comes from. Of course, just as the desire to build a seven-story mansion could only arise in New England, so it is also possible that a novel called Seven-story Mansion could only be written in New England.

Boston and Salem, the New England cities of stately and serious character, are by no means as polished and superficial as New York. Therefore, while the delicate literary style comes from the young city like New York, the mature and serious literature comes from the old city like Boston and Salem. Being old and great cities, they are able to look back on the past and analyze the historical events, such as the great writers of the past, the American Revolution, and so on.

It is hoped that Burmese readers who read this novel will be able to reflect on American history and the thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs of American citizens.