Romanticism: The Minister's Black Veil
Romanticism is a type of writing that elevates the imagination over reason, intuition over fact. Facts are often stretched and altered to tell a truth. Romantic writers don't necessarily write about love and seem very misleading. A death of a protagonist can be stretched or exaggerated but the point is to demonstrate the struggle of the individual trying to break free. As is the case in ¨The Minister´s Black Veil¨ by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Nathaniel Hawthorne helped make the novel genre a big part of the American Romantic tradition. He came from New England and often set his fictional writings in that region. His novels were also often set in the early days of America when the Puritans first landed and began establishing colonies. His
Nathaniel Hawthorne helped make the novel genre a big part of the American Romantic tradition. He came from New England and often set his fictional writings in that region. His novels were also often set in the early days of America when the Puritans first landed and began establishing colonies. His