The Scarlet Letter is about Hester Prynne, a woman who was married, but became pregnant while her husband was away. This causes the town to ostracize her, especially because she does not reveal the identity of the child's father. Then, Hester's husband comes back to town and tries to eliminate the priest who was her father the whole time, making him sick with guilt. This book has a lot of romantic concepts throughout. The importance of the individual and the significance of nature are both very romantic ideas sprinkled throughout The Scarlet Letter. Romanticism was a movement that originated in the late 18th century. It was a reaction to the industrial revolution and the age of reason. Romanticism is primarily about the primacy of the individual and the importance of nature. Most of the plot's big projects are carried out in the forest. Hawthorne almost always spends a little more time talking about nature when it appears. “This rose bush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history; but if it had simply survived the hard old wilderness...” (42) Nathanael spends about half a page describing the rose bush's past. This shows how he cares about the importance of nature, which is one of the main concepts of Romanticism. The way The Scarlet Letter is written in the omniscient first person also shows how Hawthorne believes in the primacy of the individual. The focus on Hester explains the way this book deals with the Romantic concept of the primacy of the individual. Although the story focuses primarily on Hester, Arthur Dimmesdale, the adulterous priest has many romantic themes about him. Arthur Dimmesdale was a very prominent man in the community. He was a very cultured and handsome young shepherd. “…in the center of the paper…lumined on her breast.” (46) He took what was supposed to be a punishment and turned it into a beautiful piece of his own. This theme of individualism is present throughout Romanticism and The Scarlet Letter. Romance is also a very American concept. Romanticism has very deep roots in America. It reached America in the early 19th century and influenced writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and many others. The most famous authors of the 19th century were greatly inspired by the Romantic movement which was incorporated into their writings. Americans should pay more attention to the values ​​represented in The Scarlet Letter and Romance. No, not the ones about adultery. The ones about how to create your own truth. The ones about being an individual. If society looked more closely at the themes of The Scarlet Letter and Romanticism, people would be much better off in life.