Realism in American Literature

The Realism movement started around the beginning of _____________________.

• the Revolutionary War
• the Civil War
• World War 1
• World War 2

Unlike previous literary movements, Realists believed putting their characters/stories in ________________ situations was better.

• ordinary
• imaginary
• nature related
• city related

___________________ focused on specific _________________ regions, languages/dialects, and manners.

• Naturalism, geographic
• Regionalism, socioeconomic
• Realism, social
• Regionalism, geographic

Romantic writers used a variety of sources for inspiration, among them were the following EXCEPT

• the woods
• factories
• corrupt politicians
• city slums

In Naturalism, writers analyzed and criticized human behavior through the new areas of _______________ and _____________. 

• symbolism, irony
• psychoanalysis, stream of consciousness
• psychology, sociology
• Idealism, human perfectibility

Irony plays a part in this movement in two ways, the second way involves the criticism of _______ and _______ issues of the time.

• physical, environmental
• geographic, political
• moral, social
• political, ethical

One of the most well known Realist authors was:

• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Cooper
• Mark Twain

While some Regionalists tried to portray their favorite regions in a realist way, they often ended up _______________ them instead.

• ruining
• idealizing
• betraying
• destroying