1. Realism
Music

2. Describe the moment…
Write a description of the setting of this classroom. Be as detailed as possible. Even if a detail seems too mundane to be included, include it anyway. Use as much detail as possible in your description.

3. Similarities
Differences
Supernatural
Emotions
Fascination With Nature
But as it relates to the mind
Deal with the supernatural as it relates to the unusual within the real world
Fear of the internal
Exploration of societal oppressions
Romanticism = fantastical while Realism = reality
From Romanticism (Transcendentalism and Gothicism) to Realism and Naturalism

4. Big Ideas of Realism
Realism, which began in Europe, first appeared in America following disillusionment after the Civil War.
Realism was a response to Romanticism which glorified the imagination.
Realists sought to explore the motivations, behaviors, and actions of real people.
Realist sought to capture the present, not the past or the future. They were focused on capturing what was happening in the moment.

5. A Realist’s View on Life…
Realists saw life as a thing that was often cruel and never embellished.
Photography and Photographic Realism

6. Realism in Art

7. Post-War Disillusionment
Many realist writers and artists in America used realism to explore feelings of disillusionment after the civil war and during the beginning of the first world war
Realism was an attempt to express the brutality and truth of the moment through literature and art
Wilfred Owen
"Disabled"

8. Realism and Women Kate Chopin Charlotte Perkins Stetson
Sought to write honestly about the suppressed passions of women confined to traditional roles
Challenged patriarchal rules regarding roles of women.
Women were often written of as confined or suppressed and finding freedom or expression in unconventional ways.
Realist Poem Options:
Emily Dickinson
“Because I could not stop for death”

9. Realism Vs. Naturalism Realism Naturalism
Though realists attempted to capture and explore the moment, they were often focused on the internal mind as opposed to external or physical events
Realists often explored the supernatural
Naturalism
Naturalists wrote during the same time period as realists and were focused and motivated by similar things
However, naturalists were hyper focused on “nature” or the “natural” rather than the mind or supernatural
Naturalists were interested in the nature of reality

10. Naturalism Stephen Crane Jack London Stephen Crane
Champion of the common man
One of the first naturalist within the time period of American Realism
Jack London
Famous for writing about the wild
Uses animals and nature to explore issues of society
Stephen Crane
"A Slant of Sun on Dull Brown Walls“
"A Spirit Sped"

11. Realism and Classes
Realist writers in this category were often members of the upper class but criticized the upper classes devaluing the worth of the individual.

12. Poem Selections for Analysis
Wilfred Owen
"Disabled"
Emily Dickinson
“Because I could not stop for death”
Stephen Crane
"A Slant of Sun on Dull Brown Walls“
"A Spirit Sped"