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Realism

Realism. Romanticism Review. What are the characteristics of a romantic text?. Romanticism. Strong connection to nature (in awe of nature) Characters are fantastical or larger than life Showed great emotions, aesthetic

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Realism

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  1. Realism

  2. Romanticism Review • What are the characteristics of a romantic text?

  3. Romanticism • Strong connection to nature (in awe of nature) • Characters are fantastical or larger than life • Showed great emotions, aesthetic • If Realism was a reaction against Romanticism, what do you think the characteristics of Realism are?

  4. Realism • Characters resemble ordinary people • The ending may be unhappy • The writers use ordinary speech/ common vernacular • The setting is typically current and/or real • An exploration of American lives in various contexts

  5. Artwork of Romanticism and Realism Romanticism Realism Gustave Courbet, Stone Breakers Eugene Delecroix, Liberty Leading the People.

  6. Artwork • How do these pieces of artwork represent the characteristics of Realism and Romanticism?

  7. Frederick Douglass

  8. The Life of Frederick Douglass • Born a slave in Talbot County, MD (~1818) • Sent to Baltimore, where his slave master’s wife taught him the alphabet • Eventually learned to read and write by observing white children and the men he worked with • His education fueled his anti-slavery sentiment and his desire to escape

  9. Escape from Slavery Talbot county to Havre de Grace (train) to Wilmington, DE to Philadelphia (steam boat) to NY

  10. Later Life • He continued further north to Massachusetts where he began his abolitionist and pro women’s suffrage activity • Gave speeches and wrote about slave experiences • Douglass’ major work, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slavewas published in 1845 • Died 50 years later in 1895

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