The Old Apple Dealer (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")

In "The Old Apple Dealer," a thoughtful narrative embedded within Nathaniel Hawthorne's collection "Mosses from an Old Manse," readers are introduced to the contemplative world of a humble apple dealer who embodies the complexities of human experience. Hawthorne's prose is marked by rich symbolism and vivid imagery, deeply rooted in the 19th-century Transcendentalist movement yet infused with a se...