Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

I know my heart and have studied mankind; I am not made like any one. I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after reading this work. (Confessions, Book 1, paragraph 2)

Identify elements of Romanticism within Rousseau's writing and explain these elements in the context of Confessions. Your answer should be at least 250 words.