Editha: William Dean Howells’s Commitment to Literary Realism

Generals Die in Bed certainly demonstrates that war is futile and the soldiers suffer both emotionally and physically. Charles Yale Harrison presents a distressing account of the soldiers fighting in the Western front, constantly suffering and eventually abandoning hope for an end to the horrors that they experience daily. The ‘boys’ who went to war became ‘sunk in misery’. We view the war from the perspective of a young soldier who remains nameless. The narrator’s experience displays the futility and horror of war and the despair the soldiers suffered. There is no glory in

The topic of war is hard to imagine from the perspective of one who hasn't experienced it. Literature makes it accessible for the reader to explore the themes of war. Owen and Remarque both dipcik what war was like for one who has never gone through it. Men in both All Quiet on the Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum” experience betrayal of youth, horrors of war and feelings of camaraderie.

The Wars, written by Timothy Findley, is a story about World War I, and consists of many shocking images passed over to the reader. Findley accomplishes to pull the reader into the narrative itself, so that the reader manages to feel an impact upon him/her-self about what is read. If it was not for this specific skill, or can also be seen as a specific genre, the novel would not have been as successful as it is now. Also, something that helps the book be so triumphant, there is the fact that Findley never overwhelms the reader with too many gruesome details about the World War I. Instead, he breaks the book down to help the reader calm down from everything that is happening. Throughout the essay, there is going to be some commenting on a

As time has progressed since the first World War, a certain clarity has grown that allows for individuals to appreciate the importance of the population’s acknowledgement of the human experience in war. This progression can be perceptible in written works that incorporate some sort of personal account of the first World War – seen, for the sake of this argument, specifically in All Quiet on the Western Front, The Great War and the shaping of the 20th Century, and Women and the First World War – allow for one to acquire a more comprehensive insight from the escalation to the aftermath of the war. The aforementioned clarity is found as one moves away from the personal accounts from members of the aristocracy towards the accounts of a certain

Since Geneva is desperately trying to avoid facing reality, her attitude begins to rub off on her daughter, Saranell. While Geneva and Saranell are leaving Gilead, Geneva mutters, “‘This whole war is so inconvenient, so ridiculous’” (Carr 118). Even though Geneva’s husband is in the war, she

Realism, according to Howells, is ordinary he believes the novel should “be the sincere and conscientious endeavor to picture life just as it is” (552). Therefore, the story should be portrayed as close as possible to the lives of ordinary people

12. What does the term “realism” refer to? Describe realism. The term “realism” refers to a movement in English, European, and American literature that grouped form from the 1830s to the end of the century. William Dean Howells, the magazine editor who was for some decades the chief American advocate of realist aesthetics once said, Realism “is nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material” (Howell 9).

What is realism? Realism is accurately presenting people or situations in a truthful way in life. O’Connor shows us familiar things as they actually are. This family lives in Georgia and sets

A target of satire in the novel is the idea that war is a glorious place where you can earn respect and attention. Throughout the novel, Henry thinks repeatedly about how his actions and those of the other soldiers will appear as news headlines “of a decisive victory” (Crane 623). Henry finds out that war is not a place where you can gain recognition and honor, but rather a place of blood, death, and horror. A theme of the novel is that when confronted with a deadly threat, one will save his own life instead of someone else’s. This theme is most strongly shown with the thoughts and actions of Henry Fleming.

The readers see the evilness of this war through a blind French girl whose life turns over because of the invasion. He captures the dark side of the war through Marie- Laure's life. Doerr manages to make us see, hear and taste the war with his use of diction and words. War is metallic and foul. Everything in this book has an odor of burning smoke from the trains, factories

“ Holy shit J.T! You were in on this?” In the book Red Kayak the main character Brady goes through great anxiety when he found out that his best friends were the ones who drilled the holes in the DiAngelo`s ,there neighbor, kayak and killed their only son Ben. They also got accused of 2nd degree murder, which he thought would ruin their friendship. Wow this situation would have been hard, but that is why it is realistic fiction. Realistic fiction is a story that is fake or fiction, but has real or true to life elements. These realistic fiction story elements are elements that make the story seem like it can happen in real life. Some of these elements are credible events, authentic characters, true-to-life themes , real settings, and believable dialogue . The book Red Kayak is an example of realistic fiction, because of it's believable dialogue, credible events, and real settings.

Realistic fiction is a story that can probably happen in the real world. There are five elements of realistic fiction: credible events, authentic characters, real settings, true-to-life themes, and believable dialogue. Red Kayak is an example of realistic fiction because it has real settings, true-to-life themes, and believable dialogue.

Real settings has a setting that is vividly portrayed and that could exist in the real world . For example , on page 128 it says , “ Have a good time in Rhode Island .. “ Rhode Island is a real place , it is located in the north east . This shows that places in books can be places you can go to in real life . Another example of this is on page 129 it says , “ In New York City , just stay on the train .

Realism is a literary movement with characteristics that are clearly evident in the story, An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge. The main character’s optimistic attitude and detailed descriptions makes the story seem believable whether it is or not. An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge includes the Realism characteristics of events in the story make it seem more plausible. The success of Bierce’s surprise ending depended on the believability of the world he established at the beginning of the story.

William Dean Howell’s “Editha” gives a rich feel for the way for how the people of the United States viewed war and the way people should react. Through the of romantic love, patriotism, honor and duty and transcendent humanism Howell displayed how much pressure men were put under in the eyes of their women and community to participate in the brutality of the war. Men obviously withheld this role simply because it was not a task for women to preform, therefore women did not take the lifelong harm that could be caused into deep consideration which could clearly be interpreted through “Editha”.