The early 1800s also saw the rise of Romanticism, a movement that originated in Europe, and shortly after, transcendentalism. ... While they shared some similarities, Romanticism and Transcendentalism had many more differences. Romanticism emphasized the importance of emotions and individual liberties, particularly with respect to the artist. ... It, like Romanticism, also promoted nature as a means of securing freedom from immoral civilization. ... " (Baym, 222) The philosophical movements of Romanticism and Transcendentalism had a lasting impact on American culture. ...

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Romanticism is categorized as "a preference for simplicity and naturalness, a love of plain feelings and truth to common place reality, especially as found in natural scenes". ... An important concept of romanticism includes a close connection to the earth and natural scenes. ... Overall, Hawthorne alters European Romanticism to American Romanticism by finding the thoughts and evolving the genre in a completely new way to make it reflect the ideals of America while remaining true to the genre's definable aspects....

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Romanticism and the theme of reflection are the most prevalent. ... The flowers appeared to know it," once again this shows the difference between Romanticism and Puritanism, as the Puritans felt that anything that came from the forest was evil. (194) Pearl had a knack of fitting in with natural things. ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, is a classic tale of human frailty and sin and the hardships that are caused by a single mistake. The novel, first published in 1850, reveals the strict and severe ways of Puritan life that ruled New England two hundred years prior. At the same time...

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