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    divinity of one with himself and in nature, however, this transitioned in the late nineteenth century. This literary period, known as realism, targets the everyday lives of the individual, including a vast amount of details; which The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Stetson perfectly illustrates. This psychological short story exemplifies the characteristics of the realism most effectively by displaying the characters as the essential focus and being critical of gender roles. Throughout this tale

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    Under the enormous movement of Realism lies a branch known as Suburban Realism, and-- although Suburban Realism is not as highly recognized -- stories that contain such a form usually take on characters that are depressed and bleak. Not many authors are able to be used as prime examples for Suburban Realism, but two of the more famous that can be nominated are John Cheever and John Updike with their captivating stories “The Swimmer” and “Separating,” respectively. “The Swimmer” is a short story where

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    Volume C of Robert S. Levine’s text, “Norton Anthology American Literature,”are realism and naturalism. These forces relate to the literature of that time period in different ways. Realism relates because it portrays life according to how it was at that time, and naturalism relates because it exaggerates realism. Both of these forces of history are important to understand life at that time through a literary standpoint. Realism “was used to refer to literary fiction that was rooted in the observation and

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    Magical realism is in both stories “ The Nose” By Nikolai Gogol and Haunted, “The Saga of a Fallen Hero” By Even bluestone. The magical realism is a big part of both of the stories. Magical realism is a big part of both stories because it makes them interesting and mysterious. In the story the nose magical realism is in every part of the story and it makes it more interesting than any of the others.It is abnormal from other stroies in a way. Magical realism is one of the things that make both of

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    Harte and “Miniver Cheevy”, by Edgar Arlington Robinson are great examples of realism. Realism is often uses grim depictions of reality and draws portraits from real life. A common thing that readers see in realism is that outside forces are always at odds with the main characters. In these writings, the reader will see how realism and naturalism is portrayed in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” and “Miniver Cheevy”. Realism is used in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” in many ways. Local Color is used to show

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    García Marquez’s reputation in literature is basically based on magical realism (Nedungadi, 2015). In Marquez’s short story on a “Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and film, magical realism is clearly referenced. In the story, Marquez mixes fantasy and reality to the point where any real distinction between both gets blurred. As Strecher (1999) defines it, magical realism is that which “happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe.” In the essay

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    The Luck Of Roaring Camp

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    Realism in “The Luck of Roaring Camp” “Luck of Roaring Camp” is a short story by Bret Harte, who pays close attention to detail in the story when describing the characters and the setting. The image of the town and the picture of its residents is taken right out of the 1850’s book of life. Harte illustrates, a pregnant prostitute, the only woman living in a gold mining camp, men with Viking like mentalities that also possess protective and at times, nurturing like qualities, and the stereotypical

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    Realism, is a literary term used by writers to describe story elements such as setting, characters and themes. Realism’s purpose, is to show the everyday troubles and consequences for the every day person. In realism, writers can explain the events of a story without sugarcoating any of the events. The goal of realism, is to be able to explain the stories elements without coating the story of the details and laying it all out there for the reader. Some of the major characteristics of realism is

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    Dirty Realism The literature of 20th century was dominated by Realism. Likewise, Dirty Realism had a very profound influence on the society during the late 20th century as it depicted the lives of the working class. It also portrayed the hardships of a commoner, and the unpleasant and dark truths of the society that is often forgotten. Just like the literary movement of modernism, Dirty Realism helped the public to perceive and relate the life of the common society and the popular culture. Poetry

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    Realism in literature during the 1800s reflected on many things at the time such as those who are do not meet society's standards are outcasted. Two authors that share this viewpoint is Bret Harte and Paul Laurence Dunbar. These two authors use methods such as showing what happens to those who do not meet society's standards and how much work it was to fit in. In literature an author can express types of social statements on things like society and how judgmental it can be. The statement that Bret

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