Realism
Literary Movement
\The Realism Movement (1865-1900) was, in short, a movement of American literature that described life as it was, as opposed to describing the ideal. It was a direct reaction to Romanticism and its various writers—many of the pieces of literature written in this time period mocked romantic writers with their satire yet accurate descriptions of every day life.
\This movement developed during and after the Civil War, when the population of the U.S. was spreading out and becoming more and more detached. Many people living on opposite sides of the county wondered about other ways of life, and the authors catered to this need by writing as vivid of descriptions of their lives as possible.
\Another aspect of realism is the focus on character instead of t plot line. Most pieces written in the realism period were more of character studies than actual stories—case in point; A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin. Realism in novels and short stories was also very objective and let the reader gather whatever opinion of the character or surroundings they wanted to have.
\This movement developed during and after the Civil War, when the population of the U.S. was spreading out and becoming more and more detached. Many people living on opposite sides of the county wondered about other ways of life, and the authors catered to this need by writing as vivid of descriptions of their lives as possible.
\Another aspect of realism is the focus on character instead of t plot line. Most pieces written in the realism period were more of character studies than actual stories—case in point; A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin. Realism in novels and short stories was also very objective and let the reader gather whatever opinion of the character or surroundings they wanted to have.
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