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1 American Naturalism

2 “Nature’s Fury” video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =RxUezUX8R54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =RxUezUX8R54

3 A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane (1894, 1899)

4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNxjX S5XVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNxjX S5XVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNxjX S5XVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNxjX S5XVA

5 Traits of Naturalism Realism: Renders common people and life accurately Realism: Renders common people and life accurately Shows that environment and instinct determine behavior Shows that environment and instinct determine behavior Paints human destiny as beyond the control of the individual Paints human destiny as beyond the control of the individual Uses setting, theme, irony, and conflict to convey these ideas Uses setting, theme, irony, and conflict to convey these ideas Objectivity: narrator does not judge Objectivity: narrator does not judge

6 Pessimism -- pessimistic about human capabilities--life, the naturalists seem to feel, is a vicious trap (glass is half empty) Pessimism -- pessimistic about human capabilities--life, the naturalists seem to feel, is a vicious trap (glass is half empty) Fate is out of characters’ control: In Realism the characters have at least some degree of free will; naturalism assumes humans have little if any control over what happens. Rather, things happen to people, who are at the mercy of a variety of external and internal forces –their fates are entirely determined by forces beyond their control. Fate is out of characters’ control: In Realism the characters have at least some degree of free will; naturalism assumes humans have little if any control over what happens. Rather, things happen to people, who are at the mercy of a variety of external and internal forces –their fates are entirely determined by forces beyond their control.

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