Realism
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What To Learn
Realism in
Literature
Elements of
Realism
Characteristic
of Realist
Literature
Types of
Realism in
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REALISM
Realism is a kind of literature that presents ordinary
day-to-day experiences as they occur in reality. It is
also a style [in literature] that represents the familiar
or ‘typical’ in real life, rather than an idealised,
formalised, or romantic interpretation of it. Literary
realism often focuses on middle and lower class
members of society, and places familiar to many
people.
Realism is Characterized by:
The focus of social
The use of realistic issues, struggles of
characters over a Elements of realism everyday life, truths of
complicated plot. everyday life, and
focus on mostly middle
class and lower class
people.
Characteristic of Realism
Detailed accounts of everyday occurrences.
Follows the lives of everyday people, often of the
middle or lower class
Plausible plot
Realistic setting
Spotlight on characters’ ethical decisions
Characters with complex behaviors and motives
Types of Realism
Magical realism is a type of realism Psychological realism focuses Socialist realism focuses on
that involves combining fantasy and on the internal dialogue or reflecting socialist ideals in a
magic with reality. The magical thoughts and convictions of socialist society. These ideas
elements are depicted as though characters. include showcasing socialism, a
they are a normal part of reality. classless society, and centring
An example of psychological the experiences of the
An example of magical realism is realism is Crime and Punishment proletariat.
Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison, (1866) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It
which depicts a formerly enslaved focuses on protagonist Rodion An example of socialist realism
family’s experience in their home Raskolnikov, who is a Russian is Nikolai Ostrovsky’s How the
haunted by a ghost. student who plans to murder a Steel Was Tempered (1936),
pawnbroker who he believes to which tells the story of a soldier
be unethical. injured in the Russian Civil War
(1917-1923).
Types of Realism
Naturalism is a type of realism that Kitchen sink realism is a Social realism showcases the
was developed in the late 19th type of social realism that conditions and experiences of
Century as a counter-movement to focuses on the experiences of the working class. Social
Romanticism. Naturalism shows how young, working class British realism often critiques power
family, one’s environment and social structures that dictate the world
men who live in the industrial
conditions shape one’s character. A the working class have to
north of England. The lifestyle
common aspect of naturalism is survive in. It can show how the
of the characters featured in
when characters experience a working class lives in poor
kitchen sink realism shows conditions, whilst the
struggle for their survival in hostile
the cramped living spaces government or ruling classes
environments.
and the low quality of living live in exponentially better
they endure. conditions, profiting from the
labour of the working class.
Key takeaways
Realism is a literary genre that presents ordinary day to day experiences.
often focuses on middle and lower class members of society.
The purpose is to tell truthful stories of everyday people and it
does so without dramatising or romantacising stories.
Six types of realism includes magical realism, social realism, psychological
realism, socialist realism, naturalism, and kitchen sink realism.
The key difference between realism and naturalism is that realism
suggests that natural forces predetermine the decisions a character makes to
survive and exist in a society. On the other hand, realism, in general, shows a
character's response to their environment.
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