The following passage (paragraph 3) mainly adds to the development of the text by When Romantic ideals reached America in the early nineteenth century, the nation was caught up
in a massive westward expansion and was simultaneously trying to define what it was to be American, both to itself and to the
world. As American cities and towns grew, people had more time for philosophical and creative endeavors and began to write
original works of fiction and poetry, as well as contemplative essays