American Lit Unit 3 Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism

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the civil war

What was the major historical event that influenced these movements?

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1861-1865

When did realism emerge?

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the harsh realities of frontier life and the impacts of westward expansion/industrialization

What did americans realize after the civil war?

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Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Mark Twain

Who are the main authors of realism?

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Mark Twain

  • Realist and Regionalist.

  • Lived from 1835-1910.

  • Wrote about ordinary Americans

  • Used “American English” and regional dialects

  • Incorporated American themes

  • Considered a humorist and a satirist

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Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, “War Prayer”

What did Mark Twain write?

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Ambrose Bierce

  • Realist

  • Lived from 1842-1914.

  • A journalist and short story writer

  • Known for his humorous, satirical, and chilling stories

  • Spoke out against oppression and supported civil and religious freedoms

  • Fought in the Civil War and wrote numerous Civil War stories.

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“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, The Devil’s Dictionary

What did Ambrose Bierce write?

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mid to late 1800s

What was the duration of regionalism?

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population growth

What historical aspect(s) influenced regionalism?

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characteristics of different cultures

What is the element that influences regionalism?

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Bret Harte

  • Regionalist writer.

  • Lived from 1836-1902.

  • Author, essayist, humorist, and critic

  • Master of the genre of gold rush fiction

  • Wrote about corruption and greed

  • Created a vivid, lasting portrait of the Old West

  • His stories were filled with picturesque, intriguing characters and colorful dialogue

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The Luck of Roaring Camp “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”

What did Bret Harte write?

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Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

What historical aspect(s) influenced naturalism?

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Upton Sinclair

  • Was commissioned to write a novel about immigrant workers in the Chicago meat packing houses

  • Wrote The Jungle

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Jack London

  • Naturalist writer

  • Set much of his fiction in Alaska

    where the environment was cruel and unforgiving

  • The themes of human endurance in the face of overwhelming natural forces and the callous indifference of nature pervade his writing

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“To Build a Fire” “The Law of Life” and The Call of the Wild

What did Jack London write?

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true

True or False: Realism seeks to portray life as faithfully and accurately as possible

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true

True or False: Realism focuses on ordinary people (usually middle to lower class), who have suffered from the harsh realities of everyday life

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false

True or False: In Realism writers cover up the grim reality of war

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false

True or False: In Realism content is sentimental, dishonest, and often not harsh

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false

True or False: Realism focuses on plot rather than character development

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true

True or False: Realism uses ordinary language, events, and settings (all described in great detail)

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false

True or False: In Realism, complex ethical choices are rarely the subject

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true

True or False: Naturalism often describes the futile attempts of human beings to exercise free will in a world in which free will is an illusion

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false

True or False: Naturalism focuses on characters whose relationship with their surroundings is especially easy or straight forward

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true

True or False: Naturalism demonstrates how people can revert to the most primitive stages of being when confronted by a universe that is indifferent to human suffering

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true

True or False: Naturalism exposes the dark harshness of life including poverty, racism, violence, prejudice, disease, corruption, prostitution, and filth

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false

True or False: Naturalistic authors tend to be attached to the narrative (trying to maintain a subjective tone)

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true

True or False: Naturalistic writers use a “plot of decline” (one that depicts a character’s progression toward degeneration or death)

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