Realism Review

Born in New York

Born in San Francisco

Realistic authors based their information on

Which stories were more likely to have common place and every day heroes?

Wrote as a way to cope with grief

The belief that Nature dictate human life; that MAN is not in control of his own fate

Believed that Morality is determined by the individual

Narrator that is outside the story and focuses on the thoughts of one character

the only African American Poet we have studied so far

Narrator that is outside the story and focuses on all of the events and people

Came from a family with a military background

literary movement attempting to portray ordinary life in an objective way;

Realists believed that God

The Jersey Boy of the group

Which stories were more likely to be set in far away and strange locations?

Believed Reality is the world of actual experience

Died at an old age somewhere in Mexico

was left to raise 6 children alone.

contradiction between what is said and what is meant

his occupation was an elevator operator

Narrative technique presenting thoughts as if coming directly from the mind of the character

contradiction between what the character knows and what the audience or readers know

wrote based on personal experience in the Gold Rush

Was a soldier and a Journalist

Realists believed that man

Dropped out of college because of finances

Developed complex characters, capable of good and evil

published his first poem at age 11

The protagonist was was executed.

The protagonist lost his arm while separating the coffee rations.

contradiction between what is expected and what happens

Showed the ineptitude of man in conflict with nature