I strongly this book because it was way too long and it dragged on too much. The part of my book that really stood out to me was when Hepzibah refused to allow Phoebe to stay in the house. I have never been in that position but I can imagine how it feels. She felt very upset in the moment but by morning she was over it. In the morning she convinced Hepzibah to allow her to stay longer.
From the novel, The House Of The Seven Gables, I learned that through tough times things can become much better. The whole backstory of the book is that Matthew Maule built a house and Judge Pyncheon wanted the land, so he put him on trial for a incorrect accusation of witchcraft. Maule tells him that he will choke on blood of God, which in a sense ends up happening. Pyncheon ends up being found dead in the study of his new house with blood on his mouth, shirt, and around his neck.
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The theme is shown when Phoebe is being told she cannot stay. It is illustrated in the flashback that shows the actions leading up to the death of Alice Pyncheon, and how afterwards her father does not waste time while searching for the document. The theme is shown when the second Judge Pyncheon was found dead towards the end of the book, and the other Pyncheons get his house. They find the will of ownership for the land formerly in possession of Maule.
This learning matters because it will change the perception of the book as people are reading it. If this theme had not been shown as strongly, you would not have learned as much from it. Since that is how it was written, you are taught perseverance. The Pyncheon family persevered for centuries despite the Maule curse. They learned to avoid the threat of the Maule’s and never trusted one until it was discovered that Holgrave is part of the Maule