Romanticism is an effect that emanates from the historical concept of the Enlightenment, an idea largely centered on logic and order. During the Romantic era, emphasis was placed on emotion, imagination, and intuition as the main characteristics of writing. Most literatures of the time were sentimental in their content and written to try to transcend reality. Romanticism ignores civilization and instead places much meaning on the common man, individualism, and, above all, nature. This article examines how the idea of ​​nature is perceived by Romanticism and how this view is expressed in Henry David Theoreau's book, Walden. Romanticism in literature connotes the period in the late 19th century when writers never paid much attention to restrictions such as rules, order, or rationality. Romanticism is perceived as an effective response to the era of Enlightenment, a period with organized events. The response allowed writers to exercise maximum freedom as they explored independence, emotions, nature, and other related ideas (Ameriks 83). The answer re...