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The author examines Freud's theory of narcissism and homosexuality in the context of Hawthorne's “Gentle Boy.” In this reading, the problematic but conceptually intriguing notion of narcissism as at the root of male homosexuality is explored through the lens of Hawthorne's characterization, and addressed in relation to psychoanalysis and queer theory.