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The Gentle Boy

The Gentle Boy

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161464069
ISBN13: 9781161464061
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Gentle Boy by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story that explores the themes of innocence, guilt, and redemption. The story follows the life of a young boy named Oliver, who is known for his gentle and kind nature. Oliver lives with his mother and father in a small village, where he spends his days playing with his friends and helping his family with their daily chores.One day, a group of sailors arrives in the village, and they bring with them a young Native American boy named Wampanoag. Wampanoag is orphaned and has nowhere to go, so Oliver's family takes him in and treats him like one of their own. However, the other villagers are suspicious of Wampanoag because of his race, and they begin to treat him poorly.As the story progresses, it becomes clear that Wampanoag is not what he seems. He is actually a fugitive who has committed a terrible crime, and he is on the run from the law. When the villagers discover his true identity, they turn on him and demand that he be punished for his crime.Oliver, who has always been kind to Wampanoag, is torn between his loyalty to his friend and his sense of justice. In the end, he decides to help Wampanoag escape from the village and start a new life elsewhere. This act of kindness and compassion ultimately leads to Oliver's redemption and the forgiveness of his community.The Gentle Boy is a powerful and thought-provoking story that explores the themes of race, justice, and forgiveness. It is a timeless tale that continues to resonate with readers today.The boy had bushed his wailing at once, and turned his face upward to the stranger. It was a pale, bright-eyed countenance, certainly not more than six years old, but sorrow, fear, and want, had destroyed much of its infantile expression. The Puritan, seeing the boy's frightened gaze, and feeling that he trembled under his hand, endeavored to reassure him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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