An Analysis of the Literary Realism Movement and Its Impacts
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Literary Realism, Literary MovementsAbstract
The Literary Realism movement was a movement established globally with heavy influence in the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. The Realism movement defies the Romanticism movement, with people favoring truth over falsity and reality over imagination. This research essay examines and analyzes the Literary Realism movement and its impact on the United States. This essay incorporated historical research with consultation from the history department head to provide a concise and accurate description of the historical context behind the Literary Realism movement. Additionally, this essay employed constructive research for evidence that supported the values and beliefs of the Literary Realism movement. Moreover, this research essay incorporated a study of the genre and the style of the Literary Realism movement to analyze the impact of the Literary Realism movement effectively. Finally, this essay included three fictional literary works plus two non-fictional authors and their compositions to synthesize the significance of Literary Realist authors during the Literary Realism movement. This paper, therefore, affirms an insightful analysis of the Literary Realism movement and its influence in the United States.
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