Realism Tenets Flashcards
Very little plot; lots of storytelling revolving around the community and its rituals.
Regionalism
Nature is at best indifferent toward man and at worst hostile towards him.
Naturalism
In women’s local color heroines are often unmarried young girls.
Regionalism
Diction is natural vernacular, not heightened or poetic
Realism
Characters are marked by their adherence to tradition.
Regionalism
Free will is limited; self-determination is impossible
Naturalism
Common themes are violence, survival, and the breaking of taboos.
Naturalism
Themes show a resistance to change and a nostalgia for an always past golden age.
Regionalism
Character is more important than action
Realism
Tone can be comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact
Realism
Characters are complex in temperament and motive.
Realism
Settings are frequently remote and inaccessible.
Regionalism
Characters are often ill-educated, unsophisticated, and drawn from the lower classes.
Naturalism
The only reasonable response to the world is resignation.
Naturalism
Social class is important
Realism
Setting May sometimes be a character itself
Regionalism
Man is a victim of forces beyond his control
Naturalism
Events are plausible; avoids sensationalism and the supernatural
Realism
Emphasis on nature and the limitations it imposes
Regionalism
Man is an animal equally subject to the laws of nature as any lower species
Naturalism
Concerned with how a character is a product of a region rather than individuality
Regionalism
Plots often present a slice-of-life, which are chronicles of despair.
Naturalsim
Objectivity in presentation is important
Realism
Exploit certain geographic regions to present the distinct culture of that region through dialect, customs, setting, and character types.
Regionalism
