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1. The Romantics obviously, by explanation of Romanticism, have very strong beliefs of individualism and optimism in their work. They believe that the unlikely hero does have a chance to get the girl and/or enjoy happiness. For a good example, take The Tirade of Ichor-bond Whooping Crane. Ichabod was a normal teacher that had nothing exceptional about him except his intellect, which wasn't even that big of a deal. His rival, Brom Bones, was the epitome of "man," with a nice "Herculean figure" and a great amount of skill in "horsemanship...races and cockfights," and Brom wanted the same girl. Who got the girl? Ichabod did. Another great example is "A Good Man is Hard to Find." The Misfit was a guy who knew he was bad, but also knew he was better than most, showing his individuality. He found enjoyment in nothing but killing, which was not only something sick to find pleasure in, but also something that goes against the 6th commandment (not necessarily enjoying it, just doing it). Though when having his "moment of grace" when he realizes that killing doesn't bring him pleasure anymore, he has a chance to change for the better, showing optimism from O'Conner. 

2. Romanticism was a movement in literature that cause the main focus to drive from being a logical human being using facts (Classicism) to being a hippy-dippy, aesthetic-obsessed fairy that focuses on individualism, emotion, and nature. Gothic Romanticism is Romanticism with a more dark twist, focusing on the mysterious and horrifying. Southern Gothic Romanticism is Gothic Romanticism, just set in southern USA. The similarity between them is that they are all forms of Romanticism, including what's been stated above. The difference is in presentation. Romanticism is a nice way of going about being a fairy. Gothic Romanticism is a way of going about being that people like Megan Lloyd and Jaseph "Edgy" Orion Vorel would enjoy immensely. Southern Gothic Romanticism is just putting Gothic Romanticism in the south and changing the diction.

3. The Southern Gothic Romanticism movement spawned as a response to the post-Bellum Southern world. The south wasn't in the best of shape as a society, so the optimism was doing more harm than help. Hence the name, elements of Romanticism were kept, but the pleasure aspect of the idea was changed.

4. With the restrictions of Puritanism, it was kind of hard to have much imagination, and that meant writings that weren't logical were very frowned upon. So when a movement that allowed imagination arose, people took advantage of that. Of course it took time for people to become used to this, and it took time for the movement to reach the United States, but all of this happened. What truly prompted it though was the connection and happenings of nature and imagination. Taking a look at the night sky when it's cloudy is very spooky, so why not write a story involving that? The answer is "yes. Do it."

5. With the rules of evolution and growth, history and past lessons influence future outcomes and future decisions. As such, past writings will always be present in the future. Romanticism is a movement of literature that focuses on nature, individualism, and emotion. Any book that focuses on the beauty of nature as an important feature (The Lord of the Rings) is a book influenced by Romanticism. Any book that focuses on individualism (Anthem and 50 Shades of Gray) is a book influenced by Romanticism. And finally, any book that focuses on emotion (Revolution and especially Twilight) is influenced by Romanticism. From this, it can be seen that Romanticism is not only an influence of today's writing, it is very present.