My Kinsman, Major Molineux
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All Characters Robin Major Molineux The Horned Man The Kind Gentleman The Old Man The Innkeeper The “Housekeeper”
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All Symbols The Horned Man’s Painted Face The Bible
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My Kinsman, Major Molineux

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Innocence vs. Corruption Theme Icon
    Innocence vs. Corruption
  • Civilization vs. Chaos Theme Icon
    Civilization vs. Chaos
  • Good vs. Evil Theme Icon
    Good vs. Evil
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Robin
  • Major Molineux
  • The Horned Man
  • The Kind Gentleman
  • The Old Man
  • The Innkeeper
  • The “Housekeeper”
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Horned Man’s Painted Face Symbol Icon
    The Horned Man’s Painted Face
  • The Bible Symbol Icon
    The Bible
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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The Horned Man’s Painted Face

Three times, Robin encounters a man with horn-like protrusions on his forehead. The second and third time Robin meets this horned man, he has painted his face half-red and half-black. Apparently a figure of…

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The Bible

Peering in through the window of a church, Robin sees moonbeam alighting on an open bible. This Bible represents the structure, purpose, and certainty that is seemingly absent from the political unrest in Massachusetts Baby…

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