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The Puritan Tradition to Realism

The Puritan Tradition to Realism. The only constant is change. Puritan Tradition. Positive Traits Disciplined, Devout, and Dedicated Negative Traits Overzealous about their faith Harsh punishments Negative reinforcement Intolerant of other views. Romantic Tradition.

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The Puritan Tradition to Realism

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  1. The Puritan Tradition to Realism The only constant is change.

  2. Puritan Tradition Positive Traits • Disciplined, Devout, and Dedicated Negative Traits • Overzealous about their faith • Harsh punishments • Negative reinforcement • Intolerant of other views

  3. Romantic Tradition • Move away from overtly strict religious views • The price of progress and westward expansion • People begin to see a dark underbelly to all the progress. Maybe everyone has a dark side. • Protests begin to protect those with little power. • People begin looking for truth but not necessarily to religion. • The individual begins to be celebrated.

  4. Transcendentalist Tradition • Part of the later years of the Romantic tradition • Nature –God-Individual • It was important to get away from the crowds and majority and trust intuition. • People are inherently good – okay to be a nonconformist. • Other options are available than what the majority does.

  5. Realism 1855-1870 • The Civil War abruptly changes the Romantic tradition. • Citizens believe they must unite and fight for what they believe. • Not just what would one protest for – but what would one die for. • The view is unsentimental, honest – sometimes harsh and even ugly. • Literary artists begin to break rules – notably Whitman and Dickinson.

  6. Vocabulary for Exam 1. Moratorium 2. Provocation 3. Ominous 4. Latent 5. Admonished 6. Pristine 7. Gainsaying 8. Profundity 9. Nullified 10. Cognizant 11. Unfettered 12. Sublime 13. Proprietary 14. Interposition 15. Dilettanti 16. Query 17. Paradoxical 18. Gadflies 19. Deplore 20. Sinecure 21. Rubbish 22. Scintillating 23. Emulate 24. Complacency 25. Impel 26. Blatant 27. Deduce 28. Lax 29. Inextricably 30. Contingency 31. Refuse (Noun)

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