A goal often tried by many authors is to achieve realism in regionalism.
means that an author will try to create an accurate display of a certain place's culture, .
customs, traditions, etc. Two examples of this are The Adventures of Huckleberry.
Finn by Mark Twain and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce.
Both of these works display a realistic portrayal of certain areas of America. Besides.
a purpose of pleasurable reading, these works can be considered educational books in the.
way they display certain environments in history.
In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain shows life in the.
south and the brutal realities of it. Dealing with child abuse, slavery and racism, Twain.
tries to recreate the setting in his book. He explains how Huck's father would get.
drunk and beat Huck and creates a variety of human emotions that goes through Huck's.
mind displaying his attitude towards the situation. Twain shows the combination of racism.
and slavery with the character of Jim. Jim is a runaway slave in the south. The harsh.
conditions of slavery are shown through Jim being recaptured and put back into slavery.
Using these elements, Twain is able to capture an accurate display of the setting he.
tries to create, therefore using realism in regionalism.
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In Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Bierce displays the.
setting in northern Alabama. He shows the means of justice that was common in that.
area. He shows the reality of death and capital punishment in those times. In the story, .
there are several people who have been considered condemned, and therefore, put to .
death. This again displays the use of realism in regionalism.
In both The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and An Occurrence .
at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambros Bierce, the authors use accurate portrayals of the .
environment to help the reader better understand the characters and the setting. It helps .
