With two paragraphs how does Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Scarlet Letter” have characteristics of romanticism? Please help :(

    Nathaniel Hawthorne's romanticism was distinguished by an emphasis on human fallibility that gives rise to lapses. Judgement's that allow even good men and women to drift toward sin and self-destruction.  Hawthorne defines romance as taking place, “somewhere between the real world and fairy-land, where the Actual and the Imaginary may meet, and each imbue itself with the nature of the other...”. This tells us that he self defines the characteristics of romanticism. It also reflects the ideals of American Romanticism by the use of the concept of “Dark Romanticism”.

    American Romanticism contains value feeling(s) and intuition over reason. Emotion also falls into this category giving us an explanation of it. This telling, that Hawthorne's romanticism was based on emotion in the story; "where the Actual and the Imaginary may meet...".

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It may not be a complete two paragraphs, but it’s all I can think of after I read the book… hope it gives you a head start tho.

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