My Kinsman, Major Molineux

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tries to find the way to his uncle's dwelling through sight observation. Robin attempts to find his uncle's house by analyzing the exteriors of the houses on the streets. He uses the appearance of the houses to judge if the house is prestigious enough to be his uncle's home. Once Robin fails to find his uncle's house, he walks slowly down the street hoping to recognize his uncle as those who are passing by. Robin's foolish attempts to locate his uncle begin to make the theme of the story very clear. When Robin finds himself outside a church, Hawthorne takes the opportunity to create a vivid description of a pulpit, illuminated by a single ray of light inside a church. After Robin sits outside the church he begins to notice the architecture of the nearby houses. This seems to indicate that Robin is beginning to become more observant, even before his eventual epiphany.
Robin makes his inexperience evident through his naive commentary and conclusions. After asking an old man on the ...

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