The terseness of this construction forces us into the action as we cling to the prominence of the verbs; yet upon seeing this basic reality, we wait in expectation of the additional commentary to come, as the narrator's penchant for elaborate explanation and insight into the minds of the characters has made us dependent on him for our knowledge. ... In this simple phrasing, there is an uncomfortable reminder that the narrator's commentary is a gift to the reader, not a requirement-commentary is a literary luxury, not a realistic requisite. ... This manifests itself in Hawthorne'...

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