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Herman Melville

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Anti transcendentalism

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Dealt with the question of evil

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Anti transcendentalism

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This group believed that the truths of existence are elusive

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Anti Transcendentalism

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4
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Characters are more important than the plot

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Realism

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5
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The concentration was on the middle class

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Realism

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Henry James

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Realism

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Mark Twain

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Realism

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Transparents Eyeball

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transcendentalism

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9
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Developed out of Realism

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naturalism

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10
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Determinism

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Naturalism

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11
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Things happen to people like puppets

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Naturalism

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12
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Heavily influenced by Darwin

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Naturalism

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Believes nature is indifferent

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Anti transcendentalism

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14
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Believes nature is often dark and uncaring

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anti transcendentalism

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15
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Deals with wrong and unpleasant experiences

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anti transcendentalism

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16
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Deals with wrong and unpleasant experiences

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naturalism

17
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valued feelings over reasoning

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transcendentalism

18
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Known for portrait of a lady

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Henry James

19
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Changed the spelling of his last name to avoid guilt

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

20
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Who wrote “The Open Boat”

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Stephen Crane

21
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He endorsed grape juice

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Jack London

22
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Wrote a thousands words a day

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Jack London

23
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Who is credited with establishing naturalism

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Stephen Crane

24
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Wrote The Red Badge of Courage

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Stephen Crane

25
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Wrote Ethan Frome

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Edith Wharton

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Was cited for bravery during the civil war 15 times

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Ambrose Bierce

27
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Vanished in Mexico in 1913

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Ambrose Bierce

28
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Who wrote Moby Dick

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Herman Melville

29
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Who was an avid abolitionist

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Ralph Emerson

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His famous quote is “To be great is to be misunderstood”

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Ralph Emerson

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Was jailed because he wouldn’t pay taxes

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Henry Thoreau

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Wrote Walden

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Henry Thoreau

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Who was a follower of Emerson

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Henry Thoreau

34
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Wrote “Billy Budd”

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Herman Melville

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Wrote “The Scarlet Letter”

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Whos real name was Samuel Clemens

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Mark Twain

37
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Who died at 28

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Stephen Crane

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