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REALISM and naturalism

REALISM and naturalism. Ksiazek E336. Before the realists… . The Romantic movement took place Focused more on the ideal: what government SHOULD look like, how people SHOULD behave, what relationships SHOULD consist of, etc. Very optimistic. Realism and Naturalism.

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REALISM and naturalism

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  1. REALISM and naturalism Ksiazek E336

  2. Before the realists… • The Romantic movement took place • Focused more on the ideal: what government SHOULD look like, how people SHOULD behave, what relationships SHOULD consist of, etc. • Very optimistic

  3. Realism and Naturalism • Took place during the 1860-1900s • A reaction to Romanticism • Based on the names and what you know of the Romantics, what do you predict some of the traits of the realist/naturalist movements might be?

  4. Traits of Realism • -Character development more important than action and plot • -Characters are believable or life-like • -Tends to focus on the middle class

  5. Traits of Realism (cont.) • -Portrayal of real language (i.e. dialect, word choices of the time period, etc.) important • -Events are plausible and are often day-to-day moments as opposed to grand events

  6. Traits of Realism (cont.) • -Explores ethical choices and often questions moral authorities • Why might we see realist literature as a valuable contribution to society?

  7. Traits of Naturalism • When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples.  --Stephen Crane, "The Open Boat"

  8. Traits of Naturalism (cont.) • -Characters are usually lower class • -Setting usually urban • -Corresponds to Guilded Age • -Themes: survival, violence

  9. Traits of Naturalism (cont.) • -Nature/universe indifferent to humans • -Free will is an illusion (determinism) • How are realism and naturalism similar? In what important ways do they differ?

  10. Realist/Naturalist Texts • Maggie, A Girl of the Streets—Crane • The Jungle—Sinclair • Fast Food Nation—Schlosser • Huckleberry Finn--Twain

  11. Sources • http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm • http://vc.ws.edu/engl2420/2001/unit3/intro.htm • http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/realism.htm • http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm

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