Concealment in Chesnutt’s The House Behind the Cedars Essay -- House B

Concealment in Chesnutts The House Behind the CedarsWho has something to report?Everyone in The House posterior the Cedars has something to hide. With the possible exception of a a few(prenominal) minor characters and children (innocents/ innocence), most characters have something to conceal. Taking this into account, this is more than likely Chesnutts acknowledgement of human nature before he gets into the varying motives. Is silver screen ultimately worthwhile? Who is hurt and who is helped or is there any conflict?Molly, John, Rena (The Absent/ Dead Father) This family is where much of the major concealment starts. Ironically, the family is the same vest where secrets are revealed. They start as a secret themselves - hidden away, behind a row of cedars, and inside the house on Front Street. The pine dead, white lover of Mis Molly, concealed this family from his world, just as he unbroken his name from his illegitimate children denying something to each. As a result, Mis Molly made many an(prenominal) sacrifices. The first sacrifice she made was herself to her lover, which in return brought some pledge for herself and her family. We are told by the narrator, she worshipped the ground upon which her lord walked, was humbly pleasant for his protection, and quite as faithful as the forbidden marriage oath could possibly have made her (105). This passage does non seem to signify a sacrifice on her part, but ultimately it was also through with(p) for her immediate family. When her immediate family began to include children, Mis Molly had to face that her children were not legitimate, had no family name, and were thrust into a world that would not easily accept them. As this escalates over time, she sacrifices her happiness for the happiness of her child... ...tood hierarchy among classes, racial and economic, that while not publicly acknowledged, is indeed common knowledge. The novel discusses this in regards to Mis Molly, her neighbors darker and poorer. Word CitedGo here for websites with further Charles W. Chesnutt Informationhttp//docsouth.unc.edu/chesnuttcolonel/about.html Biography http//www.virginia.edu/history/courses/courses.old/hius323/chesnutt.html Biographyhttp//www.berea.edu/ aptitude/browners/chesnutt/biography/biography.html Biographyhttp//www.berea.edu/faculty/browners/chesnutt/biography/familytree.html Family Treehttp//www.berea.edu/faculty/browners/chesnutt/ schoolroom/class.html Chesnutt in the Classroomhttp//authorsdirectory.com/biography_online_book_portrait_picture/c_authors_charles_w_chesnutt.shtmlBiography, Lesson Plans, Online Text, Portrait and Pictures, etc.