Lady Eleanore's Mantle by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1838): A Review
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publication Year: 1838
Pages: 16
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Source: Ebook @everand_us
This is a classic case of a story within a story, and I must say, I was getting a tad impatient with the narrator—where’s Eleanor? Little did I know, she’s not just a character; she’s nestled snugly within the narrator’s own tale! So, let’s buckle up and see what the narrator has to say. Honestly, I might need to brush up on my dictionary skills just to decipher the opening lines!
Hawthorne, a maestro of moral musings and allegorical adventures, doesn’t stop at his notorious “Young Goodman Brown.” Oh no, he goes for a double whammy, mixing the deadly sin of pride with the ever-dreaded smallpox. His message? Pride doesn’t just diminish the proud; it has a knack for bringing ruin to everyone in its vicinity. It’s like a bad joke at a dinner party—nobody wins.
Amidst the melodrama, he weaves a tale of unrequited love that would make even Cupid take a coffee break. But here’s what really tickles my fancy: I’m more interested in tracing the fiendish spread of smallpox across America and the havoc it wreaked. It’s like playing detective with patient zero, uncovering the prejudices that marred the community’s response, and witnessing the chaos as smallpox claimed its victims. Spoiler alert: it’s not pretty! Let’s navigate through this outbreak of both disease and societal judgment—you’ll find the real epidemic might just be the ignorance surrounding it.
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