The Custom House

I found The Custom House to be quite an interesting introduction to start out such a novel. The author uses this section of the book to introduce the narrator, having similar qualities to Hawthorn himself. And also linking the Narrator and Hester Prynn in that they are both surrounded by people whom they feel seperate from. Another aspect of this intoductory piece is that Hawthorn emphesizes through the narrator that he has a desire to contribute to American culture.