Realism
Realism focuses on the lives of which type of people? (Think class structure)
Middle-Class people
Naturalism is a branch of ____
Regionalist writers were also called ____ ____ writers
Local Color
What major historical event was a turning point in the American imagination
The Civil War
Naturalists wanted to show the futility of _____
The futility of human action versus the forces of nature.
Realists believe people have ____ ?
Free will
The tone of naturalists work was often _____ and _____
detached;amoral
While Realism and Naturalism was predominantly written by urban, white males, regionalist writing differed because ______
It included a more diverse range of voices
American writers and artists rejected the idealism and lofty symbolism of the _____ and _____ movements
All three literary movements wanted to portray what type of American citizens?
Average, everyday citizens.
Realists were primarily focused on ____
Character
Naturalists took a ____ ______ to their beliefs
Scientific Approach
Regionalism depicted the unique ____ , _____ and ____
characteristics ; dialects ; landscapes
What replaced slavery in the post-war American south?
Peonage and prisoner leasing
Which literary movement helped to show that there was not one, singular dominant narrative about American reality?
Regionalism