A romance novel consists of more than intense love scenes and emotional dialogue, but the imagination of the author. Hawthorne calls the novel The Scarlet Letter a romance because the novel portrays extravagant characters, passionate love, and heroic achievements.

In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses the characters Pearl and Chillingworth to make the novel a romance and to play the role of an extravagant character. Pearl is a youthful girl with an unstable, mischievous spirit and an ability to perceive things others do not. In the novel, Pearl is unlike most children, and an example of this would be her appearance. Pearl is dressed in red on her visit with Hester to see the Governor. The color red is bold, noticeable, and can never be overlooked. In result so is Pearl. Pearl is always very well dressed and easily extracted among the other children. Pearl's personality...