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Hawthorne demonstrates his historical reflections in his literature, through the selected tales and sketches of “Roger Malvin’s Burial” and “My Kinsman Major Molineux.” In both stories Hawthorne addresses the political events of the time period, which indicates devotion to history, obvious throughout the “Provincial Tales.” Many critics argue the sincerity of Hawthorne’s historic references, professor Colacurcio states, “The literary merit has continued to seem more and more obvious and unflawed; so that ever since the initial moment of re-discovery and re-valuation, the critical history of this tale can fairly be described as the dialogue created by a series of more or less elegant attempts to set it fee from its historical moorings” (Colacurcio, 131). Despite the level of perfect literature in “Roger Malvin’s Burial,” and “My Kinsman Major Molineux,” Hawthorne is historical in both narratives. He alludes to the “Lovell’s Fight” in “Roger Malvin’s Burial,” and the Revolutionary war in “My Kinsman Major Molineux.” Hawthorne introduces “Roger Malvin’s Burial” by historically stating the political events that took place in 1725. He notes that in 1725 the Indian warfare battl