It is easy to tell that the Scarlet Letter is a Romantic novel. Romanticism is all about being individual and original, which is one of the major themes of the book. Hester is forced to be an individual-she has no friends, and everyone defines her by the letter on her chest. The other Puritans in her community look down upon her, even though she is not a bad person. She just made one mistake.
During the Romanticism, writers also started using dark and exotic concepts and themes. This is displayed in the book with Chillingworth's desire for revenge agains his ex-wife's lover and the sins committed by Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale.
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