The Romantic Period in America started in about 1830, only 50 years after the American Revolution against Britain, and went until 1870. Romantic style of writing blew up in America because many Americans wanted to create their own identity and go away from the European style of writing and their traditions. The Romantic Period consisted of a key element throughout all of the writing styles, and that was using imagination to convey a message in an abnormal way. Romanticized is defined as to ‘deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make something better or more appealing than it really is,’ which requires alot of imagination to write. An example of imagination during the American Romantic Period is through Henry Wadsworth
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The purpose of this story is for people to realize money is the number one goal for people is today’s society. Irving imagined one dimensional characters and put them in unrealistic situations. “The black man whisked him like a child astride the horse and away he galloped in the midst of a thunderstorm. The clerks stuck their pens behind their ears and stared after him from the windows. Away went Tom Walker, dashing down the streets; his white cap bobbing up and down; his morning gown fluttering in the wind, and his steed striking fire out of the pavement at every bound. When the clerks turned to look for the black man he had disappeared,” Irving writes in his 4th to last paragraph. He uses imagination in this quote by having the devil come and take him away from his office after his had made profit from Kidd’s treasure. This symbolizes that being greedy isn’t a good quality, and that nobody likes a greedy person, aiding to his purpose of how greedy people are in
The purpose of this story is for people to realize money is the number one goal for people is today’s society. Irving imagined one dimensional characters and put them in unrealistic situations. “The black man whisked him like a child astride the horse and away he galloped in the midst of a thunderstorm. The clerks stuck their pens behind their ears and stared after him from the windows. Away went Tom Walker, dashing down the streets; his white cap bobbing up and down; his morning gown fluttering in the wind, and his steed striking fire out of the pavement at every bound. When the clerks turned to look for the black man he had disappeared,” Irving writes in his 4th to last paragraph. He uses imagination in this quote by having the devil come and take him away from his office after his had made profit from Kidd’s treasure. This symbolizes that being greedy isn’t a good quality, and that nobody likes a greedy person, aiding to his purpose of how greedy people are in