What is the effect of Hawthorne's use of both comparison/contrast and description in the passage?
O 1. It is suggested that many of same inhabitants of the American Boston made a similar pilgrimage to Old Boston.
O 2. It is suggested that flaws in the construction of Old Boston directly influenced the improvements made to the American Boston.
3. A similar sense of building architecture, street design, and town character illustrate ways in which the younger city was patterned on
the old
4. A detailed account of common activities, location names, and townspeople suggests shared political sympathies among the old city
and the new

Hawthorne used comparison/ contrast such that 2. It is suggested that flaws in the construction of Old Boston directly influenced the improvements made to the American Boston.

In this passage, Hawthorne talks about:

The shortcomings of the Old Boston
The improvements that were applied in American Boston

The Old Boston had several challenges and flaws that were improved on when the city of Boston was built in the United States. Hawthorne relates these flaws and improvements by using a comparison and contrast strategy.

In conclusion, Hawthorne's style here led us to see that the flaws in Old Boston led to a better American Boston.

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