House of the Seven Gables: Sins Represented by Characters

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Greed (or Avarice)-Most characters in this novel represent greed, at least most of the Pyncheon family does. Hawthorne makes it clear that the down fall of the family, isn't necessarily the curse that Matthew Maule cast upon them, but that their greed, their constant want for more than what they have is, to blame for their misfortunate...
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Greed (or Avarice)-Most characters in this novel represent greed, at least most of the Pyncheon family does. Hawthorne makes it clear that the down fall of the family, isn't necessarily the curse that Matthew Maule cast upon them, but that their greed, their constant want for more than what they have is, to blame for their misfortunate...
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