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The Gentle Boy

The Gentle Boy

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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ISBN10: 1162695412
ISBN13: 9781162695419
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.07 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Gentle Boy is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1832. The story is set in a small Puritan village in colonial New England and follows the life of a young boy named Oliver, who is known for his gentle nature and kind heart. Oliver is the son of a wealthy and respected family in the village, but he is often shunned by his peers because of his timid and sensitive personality.Despite his social isolation, Oliver forms a close bond with a young girl named Esther, who is also an outcast in the village due to her physical disability. The two become inseparable companions, sharing their love of nature and their desire for a better life outside of the village.However, their idyllic existence is disrupted when a group of boys from the village discover a mysterious stranger living in the woods. The stranger is a Native American who has been living in seclusion for many years, and the boys are immediately fascinated by him. They begin to torment the stranger, throwing rocks at him and taunting him with cruel words.Oliver is deeply disturbed by the boys' behavior and tries to intervene, but he is met with resistance and ridicule. Eventually, the situation escalates to a violent confrontation, and Oliver is forced to make a difficult decision that will have far-reaching consequences for himself and his community.The Gentle Boy is a poignant and thought-provoking tale that explores themes of compassion, social exclusion, and the destructive power of prejudice. Hawthorne's masterful prose and vivid imagery bring the story to life, making it a timeless classic of American literature.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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