Author(s)

Li Xia

Corresponding Author

Li Xia

Abstract

The novel The House of the Seven Gables is structured around an old feud between two families originated from their disputes over the right ownership of a piece of land. A strong sense of isolation is displayed in the presentation of protagonists, which have eventually led to their personal tragedy: separation, loss of self, or even death. And the young Maule is literarily created to be a psychological self-split, representing those with mind and body separated in reality.

Keywords

Self-Split Admiration Suppression Victimizer Psychological Imprisonment