We were taught to believe that the great spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets; that hereafter he
will give every man a spirit-home according to his deserts: if he has been a good man, he will have a good home; if
he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home.
what central idea of the speech is illustrated by this excerpt?

Explanation:

In the excerpt, it is mentioned that every man will receive a spirit home, but with the difference that those who are good will receive a better home than those who are bad. The answer that best illustrates this concept is option C. It is direct, concise and effectively summarizes the main idea of the excerpt.

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .