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1) What specific time period was Realism popular?

Realism was popular during the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Work Cited
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753924, "Realism (late 1800s-early 1900s)", Donna Campbell, 1885-1915

2) Identify a minimum of 3 traits or characteristics of Realistic authors and/or their writing.
Realist authors tends to focus on real life, believable dialogue, and an emphasis on tough decisions and behavior.

Work Cited
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-were-main-features-theatre-realism-339642,

"What were the main features of the theatre of Realism?", Michael Uglini, May 21, 2012

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1) What was the Industrial Revolution and how did it impact or influence Realism?
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the US during the 1760 - 1840. Realism was an artistic movement during the Industrial Revolution. It showed reality as it is.

Work Cited
https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution, "Industrial Revolution", October 29, History.com Editors, 2009

https://industrialrevolution.wordpress.com/tag/realism, "Romanticism and Realism", November 12, 2009

2) How did the Civil War also impact or influence this literary time period?
The Industrial Revolution brought a machine age economy that relied on wage laborers instead of slaves.

Work Cited
https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/23912, "Causing the Civil War", Bruce Chadwick

3) What was the Progressive Era and what was its impact on the literature during this time?
The Progressive Era is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States.

Work Cited
https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/progressive-era.cfm, "The Progressive Era"

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1) Identify a minimum of 3 authors from this time period and identify one of their literary works and explain why it was important.
- Upton Sinclair: The Jungle
- Jane Addams
- Robert Owen

Work Cited

http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-1-b-upton-sinclairs-the-jungle-muckraking-the-meat-packing-industry.html, "Upton Sinclair's The Jungle:
Muckraking the Meat-Packing Industry"

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1) Provide a description of Regionalism.
Regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the national or normative interests of a particular region, group or regions, or another subnational entity.

2) What does Regionalism have to do with Realism?
Regionalism is Realism in particular regions or areas of the
United States, meaning that Regionalism described life as they saw it, instead of how they imagined or wanted it to be depending on their location.

3) What was the main focus of Regionalist writers?
Regionalist writers main focus is writing fictional stories and poetry that focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region.

Sources:
(1) Audiopedia, The. “What Is REGIONALISM? What Does REGIONALISM Mean? REGIONALISM Meaning, Definition & Explanation.” YouTube, YouTube, 17 Aug. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or57sNgPsLc.

(2) “Regionalism UNIT and Realism - Glencoe.” Regionalism and Realism - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, glencoe.com/catalog/download/samplelessons/G11_American_Lit.pdf.

(3) Campbell, Donna M. Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events:1850s, Regionalism and Local Color Bibliography. public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/lcolor.html.

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Similarities:
1) Artists of both movements tended to use the observed world as their subject (as opposed to the Neoclassicists who would often paint historical or mythological subjects).
2) They both favored rural rather than urban scenes.
3) Politically, they shared a belief in liberalism and the dignity of the "common man".

Differences:
1) Realism was a literary movement whose authors described life as they saw it, while Romanticism is based on life of how they imagined or wanted it to be.
2) Realism views life on how it is, hard or easy, while Romanticism views life as the best and only the best it could be, the bright side of everything.
3) Realism highlights the reality of life and does not use any embellishments to cover up what might be perceived as ugly or gory while  Romanticism highlights the beauty in everything and focusing on the little things that make up life.

Sources:
“Regionalism UNIT and Realism - Glencoe.” Regionalism and Realism - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, glencoe.com/catalog/download/samplelessons/G11_American_Lit.pdf.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-and-similarities-between-romanticism-and-realism

https://penlighten.com/romanticism-vs-realism, "Romanticism Vs. Realism: Portraying Fantasy in the Real World"

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1) Provide a description of Naturalism.
Naturalism is the "idea od belief that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate in the world".

2) What does Naturalism have to do with Realism?
It was an extreme movement that grew out of Realism, a movement that Charles Darwin, believed
that people had little control over their own lives.

3) What was the main focus of Naturalist writers?
Naturalist writers focused on a scientific method to write their novels.
Unlike realism, which focuses on literary technique, naturalism implies a philosophical position: for naturalistic writers, since human beings are, in Emile Zola's phrase, "human beasts," characters can be studied through their relationships to their surroundings.

Sources:
(1) Audiopedia, The. “What Is NATURALISM? What Does NATURALISM Mean? NATURALISM Meaning, Definition & Explanation.” YouTube, YouTube, 27 Sept. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfyJ75HJqwo.

(2) “Regionalism UNIT and Realism - Glencoe.” Regionalism and Realism - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, glencoe.com/catalog/download/samplelessons/G11_American_Lit.pdf.

(3) Campbell, Donna M. “Naturalism in American Literature.” Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events:1850s, public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm.