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What specific time period was Realism popular?

Realism became popular from 1865 to 1900.

Identify a minimum of 3 traits or characteristics of Realistic authors and/or their writing.

Realistic authors wrote  books that were beyond the concept of Myths, Assumptions, social norms, sentimentality, common wisdom, & prejudices.

They wanted to write stories that were realistic. Instead of writing stories of great people, Realistic Authors turned to writing books based around common people (lower middle class people.)

Authors wanted to write theses stories because they believe that literature could change society.

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What was the Industrial Revolution and how did it impact or influence Realism?

The Industrial Revolution is a transition from handwork to manufacturing in the U.S. and Europe. Industrial progress made improvements to the economy and power. But the revolution brought problems to society and politics. These problems made writers move from romanticism to realism to show how life really is at the time compared to romanticism.

How did the Civil War also impact or influence this literary time period?

because of the stress and chaos that happened during Civil War, the Americans wanted to escape from romanticism to an ideal world.

What was the Progressive Era and what was its impact on the literature during this time?

The progressive era was a reform to solve problems caused by the industrial revolution. The progressives gained attention by exposing the greediness of corporations as well as the poor living conditions of the middle class citizens.

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Identify a minimum of 3 authors from this time period and identify one of their literary works and explain why it was important.

1. James, Henry (1843-1916): The Portrait of a Lady, one of his finest novels is important because it focuses on feminism/women impowerment.

2. Twain, Mark (1835-1910): Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, his novel is very important because it highlights social injustice not just only for African Americans but for people in general.

3. Wharton, Edith (1862-1937): Daniel Deronda, her book is important because it deals with themes of social change.

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Provide a description of Regionalism.

Regionalism is the belief of the specific traits and people of a region.

What does Regionalism have to do with Realism?

Realists focused on what they see in the real world. Some situations can only happen in some regions, so that is where regionalism come in.

What was the main focus of Regionalist writers?

Regionalist writers mainly write about some features at a specific area, like religion and history. Usually these writers would write about life in their local area.

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Provide a description of Naturalism.

Naturalism is the belief that natural laws and logic is the only accurate description to how the world operates.

What does Naturalism have to do with Realism.

Naturalism relates to realism by focusing on reality, unlike romanticism, which focuses on emotion and imagination.

What was the main focus of Naturalist writers?

The naturalist writers mainly focused on the real world activities and how an environment and a government can change a human's mind.

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Identify a minimum of 3 similarities and 3 differences between Realism and Romanticism.

Similarities:

Both literary movments relate to some sort of view on life.

Both literary movements emerged during the 19th century because of it's period  of trials and turmoi.

God is absent in both types of literature.

Differences:

In Romanticism characters are projected as great/honorable people. In Realism characters are everyday common people.

In Romanticism the plot is more of high adventure/mystical. While in Realism the plot is more realistic.

Most endings in Romanticism ends on a happy note. In Realism there may not always end happy.

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