ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -American authors embraced Realism, particularly between 1860-1890, with a focus on the economic reality of middle-class life, the ordinary, the “here and now.” Character was more important than action and plot, complex ethical choices were emphasized rather than morality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Realism aims to interpret the actualities of any aspect of life, free from subjective prejudice, idealism, or romantic color. It is in direct opposition to concerns of the unusual, the basis of Romanticism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Realism is characterized by the use of realistic characters over a complicated plot. Elements of Realism include the focus of social issues, struggles of everyday life, truths of everyday life, and focus on mostly middle-and lower-class people.

Detailed explanation-4: -American legal realists believe that there is more to adjudication than the “mechanical” application of known legal principles to uncontroversial fact-finding in line with the arguments of legal formalism.