After reading the story, creating a summary, and identifying a "golden quote," I would like you to explain what it is about this story that makes it an example of Realism literature. Please consider all of the features of Realism that we discussed in class as you craft your comment. In addition to explaining why it is Realism, please also explain why it is NOT Naturalism. Your comment should be roughly 4-6 sentences long.
Please see my example comment for guidance.
Mrs. Sampson's example (my explanation here is for "How to Tell a Story").
ReplyDelete"How to Tell a Story" by Mark Twain is a good example of Realism literature because it includes humor. The Transcendentalists didn't include humor in their writings (neither did the Gothic writers) because their writing was more focused on ideals or things that didn't deal with the day-to-day of life. The realists were more concerned about the things that ACTUALLY happen in life, and so Twain's focus on story telling and humor is an example of that. People tell stories and jokes; it's something that people have done for hundreds of years, so by describing this act of humanity, and by describing the types of people (characters) who tell stories a certain way, he is demonstrating the ideals of the Realism time period. This is NOT an example of Naturalism because there isn't a heavy focus on Science and inevitability. Also, Twain doesn't describe the people in his writing in a detached way like Jack London did in "To Build a Fire."
-Mrs. Sampson
I think that this story is realism because it talks about the reality of life. he describes his life or a person's to the real world. how the real world really is and how you should take it.
ReplyDeleteKirsten Miller
I think this is an example of realism because it is talking about things that are realistic.And how some people view the world
ReplyDelete-Kathleen O'Connell
"Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain is an example of Realism literature because contrary to naturalism realism is based on real life things and less about nature. So in this case Mark Twains humor in this story makes it more of a realism piece and not naturalism.
ReplyDelete-Logan Schmidt
this is an example of realisim because its talking about the reality of life and real life situations. this isnt naturalism becasue its not focused on the science of things.
ReplyDelete-nate tesmer
This story is an example of Realism. Realism shows everyday working people. In this story the characters are more important than plot, realist believes in that. This story is not naturalism because this story is humerous and Naturalism is not humerous. Naturalism believes in studying the nature of things and this story doesn't. Mike Leffler
ReplyDeleteThis is an example of realism writing because it has some humor, but is also strait forward and is not over bramatiezed like in other types of writings, like the transendentals or romantics made everything over dramatic, and it is not naturalism because naturalism is strait forward as well but has no humor.
ReplyDelete-Austin Hobbs
this story is an example of realism because it is not detached from humanity. Mark Twain does not treat the characters like they are a science experiment, he talks about them like they are human beings
ReplyDeletethis story is an good example of realism because he is making fun of human beings, but still treats them like human beings
ReplyDelete-Logan Hobbs
This is an example of realism becuase the story is straight foward, and making fun of humans stupidity.
ReplyDelete~Rachel Berquist
i think that the story is realism because he makes fun of hummans but still treats them like humans and dosent call them it and they now whats going on megan milan
ReplyDeleteI would say what I spotted that's realism is when the character in the bar talks about an important character named Smiley to a young kid who wants to know about him.
ReplyDelete-Elizabeth Teofilo
The story is an example of realism because it doesn't try to make things seem better than they actually are and has some dark humor in it.
ReplyDeleteCaitlin Mahan
This story is an example of realism because the story is well, realistic. It's a scenario that could happen in every day life. You're able to relate to the characters and they have unique traits. This story is not naturalism because there's no larger force than the humans themselves deciding anything.
ReplyDeleteThe story is an example of realism for many reasons. I say so because it has a real life situation, and it's not full of fantasy. Also the characters don't try to make things better, they just live life as it comes.
ReplyDeleteIt is realism because it foucuses on reality, has natural diction, and aviods sensential dramtic. Also the characters are way more important to the story compared to the plot. It is not naturalism because it isn't passionite, it was emotional, and it doesn't foucs on instinct or heridity. (These are not traits that are naturalism.)
ReplyDelete-Megan Babcock
And he had a little small bull pupi like this qoute becsue it talks bull pups and i like bull pups there so cute awwww. megan milan
ReplyDeleteThis story is a good example of realism becuase it has no unrealistic outcomes. Although the story line is random and not well made, it still has realistic situations (such as a gambler gambling and losing.
ReplyDeletei think its relsim beucse it dose make fun of them but it treats them as peopel and not things wich is relism megan milan
ReplyDeleteThis is an example of realism, because it is humerous in nature. Naturalist writing tended not to be funny. Also the author has the fat guy tell us all about the guy. He uses like half the story to describe him, while naturalist don't characterize thier characters. He also uses a lot of examples to make us like the character, so we don't like it when he is cheated.
ReplyDelete-Bryant