LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Characters are not as important as plot.
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Presentation is objective.
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Ordinary language is used.
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Events are plausible.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Realism’s emphasis on detachment, objectivity, and accurate observation, its lucid but restrained criticism of social environment and mores, and the humane understanding that underlay its moral judgments became an integral part of the fabric of the modern novel during the height of that form’s development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of Realistic Fiction Characters are involved in events that could happen. Characters live in places that could be or are real. The characters seem like real people with real issues solved in a realistic way (so say goodbye to stories containing vampires, werewolves, sorcerers, dragons, zombies, etc.).
Detailed explanation-3: -Realistic characters and setting. Comprehensive detail about everyday occurrences. Plausible plot (a story that could happen in your town) Real dialects of the area. Character development important. Importance in depicting social class.
Detailed explanation-4: -Detail. Detail is that special something, that je ne sais quoi that sets Realism apart from other literary schools. Transparent Language. Omniscient Narrator. Verisimilitude. The Novel. The Quotidian. Character. Social Critique. More items