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Writers began to look at...

• local manners of ordinary people

• rational thought

• global issues

Realist writing subjects included...

• shop girls, factory workers, corrupt politicians, and prostitues

• European monarchs

• American entrepreneurs

Realism was fueled by the view that America was a place of...

• battle

• opportunity

• the American Dream

Realism sought to explain...

• why people behave as they do

• mistakes of the past

• the power of nature

Realism emphasizes...

• representing things as they actually are

• contemplating what could be

• learning lessons from the past

Realism started with

• the settling of America

• Civil War

• Civil Rights era

• World War 1

Which of the following best describes the focus of Realist literature?

• Imaginative and fantastical elements

• Detailed depiction of everyday life

• Historical events and figures

What was a common theme in Realist literature?

• The supernatural and mystical

• The struggles of the working class

• The adventures of nobility