While working at the customhouse, surrounded by uninspiring men, the narrator finds himself unable to write. When a new president is elected, he loses his ... Chapters 19–20 · Chapters 17-18 · Chapters 21–22 · Chapters 23–24

Summary. Hawthorne begins The Scarlet Letter with a long introductory essay that generally functions as a preface but, more specifically, accomplishes four ...

A nameless narrator (who has a similar biography to Hawthorne) describes his job as chief executive officer of a Custom House, the place where taxes were paid ...

The narrator of ''The Custom-House'' establishes himself as a previous public servant who was terminated from his employment purely for political reasons.

22 апр. 2024 г. · The Custom House is largely an autobiographical sketch describing Hawthorne's life as an administrator of the Salem Custom House. It was written ...

This introduction serves as a background of the novel, explaining the circumstances of its creation. The narrator, who does not introduce himself, ...

Course Hero's video study guide provides in-depth summary and analysis of 'The Custom House' introduction of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter.

5 июл. 2021 г. · Hawthorne begins The Scarlet Letter with a long introductory essay that generally functions as a preface but, more specifically, accomplishes ...

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In the introduction, The Scarlet Letter's anonymous fictional narrator describes himself as having accepted a job at the Salm Custom House, as a surveyor.