My Kinsman, Major Molineux recounts the story of a young man who has just arrived in Boston looking for his relative, the titular Major Molineux, who has promised him a job. Strangely, though, no one will tell him where he can find the major; in fact, people act offended whenever they are asked about him. Finally, the young man is told that the major will soon pass by. This story examines coming of age and the complex relationship between the American colonies and England.
Nathaniel Hawthorne has carefully structured My Kinsman Major Molineux to the point where the reader can find several themes and symbols within the story A major theme in the story that ties in with the setting scenes in the story is the theme of dark innocence to illuminated knowledge The story focuses on Robins passage from child to adult and this is accomplished by the conventional pattern that Robins journey follows He travels away from home to a distant land where he meets strange people a