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Realism

Delve into the essence of Realism - its themes, key writers like Mark Twain and Kate Chopin, and the historical backdrop of social structures and immigration waves during 1865-1914. Uncover the stylistic and thematic characteristics that define Realism in literature and culture.

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Realism

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  1. Realism 1865 - 1914

  2. OBJECTIVES Introduction to RealismCompetency Area #1 (Literature and Culture) Important Themes in RealismCompetency Area #2 (Essential Themes and Ideas) Stylistic Characteristics of Realism Competency Area #2 (Essential Themes and Ideas) Historical Characteristics of RealismCompetency Area #3 (Literature and History)

  3. LITERATURE AND CULTURE Competency Area 1 (Literature and Culture)What is Realism? Movement in History, Arts, Literature, and Humanities A representation of reality (focuses on everyday life) as the writer sees it Who are some of the key writers? Mark Twain, Sui Sin Far, Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Kate Chopin, Zitka la Sa What are the sub genres of Realism? Regionalism (Kate Chopin) Naturalism

  4. HISTORICAL CHARACTERISTICS Competency Area 3 (Literature and History) Social Structure Industrialization and urbanization, Emerging middle class, Increasing rates of literacy and democracy End of Civil War 13th Amendment and 15th Amendment Writers: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Alice Dunbar End of Indian Treaty Era Writers: Zitkala Sa Emergence of Women’s Rights Writers: Kate Chopin, Alice Laurence Dunbar

  5. HISTORICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Continued) Competency Area 3 (Literature and History) New Wave of Immigration European Immigration (Irish Immigration) Writers: Stephen Crane, William Dean HowellJewish Immigration Writers: Abraham Cahan, Anzia YezierskaChinese Immigration Writers: Mark Twain, Sui Sin Far

  6. THEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS Competency Area 2 (Themes and Essential Ideas) Social Class Social standing is very important Class struggles are common Objectivity Exclusion of the author from the text in the form of personal feeling or opinion Complex Ethical Choices

  7. THEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS (Romanticism vs. Realism • Romanticism • Realism • Real or ordinary life • Everyday People (mixture of qualities) • Real world setting • Natural Vernacular (dialect) • Everyday life • Imaginary • Ordinary People as Heroes & Villains • Imaginary Setting • Elevated, abstract prose • History or Legend

  8. STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS Competency Area 2 (Themes and Essential Ideas) Characters Believable, Everyday Characters Characters dominate the plot Plot Characters experience ordinary events Plot serves characterization Setting Real World Setting or setting like a real place Setting at the service of characterization

  9. FEATURED AUTHOR: MARIA CHRISTINA MENA “The piano keys are black and whitebut they sound like a million colors in your mind” (Mena).

  10. FEATURED AUTHOR: MARIA CHRISTINA MENA Born in Mexico Family relocated to New York (at three years old) Attended Boarding School Became proficient in English, French and Italian Developed a love for writing

  11. FEATURED AUTHOR: MARIA CHRISTINA MENA Writing Style Some texts published at the end of Realism Others published during Modernism period Blends some Gothic elements along with subtle humor

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