Read this excerpt from nathaniel hawthornes the scarlet letter " and thus while standing on the scaffold in this vain show of expiation mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind as if t

Read this excerpt from nathaniel hawthornes the scarlet letter

" and thus while standing on the scaffold in this vain show of expiation mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast right over his heart "

Which subgenre of fiction is this work

A) historical novel

B) romance

C) realistic novel

D) bildungsroman