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>The Pyncheon family actually existed and were ancestors of American novelist Thomas Pynchon.[1] Hawthorne, however, did not base the story on a real family and was surprised that several "Pynchon jackasses" claimed a connection. He considered changing the fictional family's name or adding a disclaimer in the preface, though no such edits were made
>mfw hawthorne btfo thomas "so randumb" pynchon's family
>mfw hawthorne btfo thomas "so randumb" pynchon's family
