“Be true! Be true! Be true!” (202). This powerful and simple message can be seen throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter. The characters Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale clearly portray this message. Hester lived this message. She was very true to herself and wore her "A" proudly giving her a more fulfilling life. She was true to herself and everyone around her, allowing her to have her own experience, a concept that romantics highly value. Romantic literature portrays messages and characters like those in The Scarlet Letter to explain the value of truth and experience. Throughout the book you can clearly see evidence of what makes it a good example of Romantic literature. The Romantic movement began in America by American artists and authors. The Romantics had strong beliefs expressed through their writing, music, and artwork. Many novels from this movement in American history are still read and taught today. By reading this book and many others, Americans can learn more about the Romantic movement in history and the values ​​expressed through works of art and literature. Hester Prynne is first introduced as "[a] young woman [who] was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale. She had dark, abundant hair, so glossy that it repelled the sun with a splendor..." (46 ) Hawthorne portrays her as very beautiful making the reader see Hester as a balanced and proud woman. This shows that Hawthorne likes Hester and wants the reader to feel it from him example where her hair was described as "so bright that it repelled the sunlight with a glow..." (46), the reader can see that Hester creates her own truth The Romantics...... in between a la carte......husetts. Follows three main characters through their experiences in their corrupt society and their personal downfall Hester Prynne is a woman convicted of adultery and forced to wear a letter A on her chest for the world to see his crime. It turns out that the town's minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, is the father of Hester's child and her missing husband, Roger Chillingworth, has just returned to their town ready for revenge. Hester shows the best representation of the romantic lifestyle as she is the middle between Roger and Arthur. Roger, corrupted by too much science and Arthur by too much religion. Romantics believed that too much of both corrupted humanity, making Hester the most romantic character in the book. Works Cited Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. 7th ed. Clayton, DE: Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics, 2005. Print.