... , realists center their attention to a remarkable degree on the immediate, the here and now, the specific action, and the verifiable consequence" (H.H. A Handbook to Literature). In American literature, the term "realism" encompasses the period of time from 1865 to the turn of the century during which such famous authors as Mark Twain, Rebecca Harding Davis, Sarah Orne Jewett, Jack London, Henry ... of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was America's naissance writer and humorist, whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent humor or blatant social satire. Twain's writing is also kn...

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... racist and arrogant men, while enhancing the environment in the most unequal time period of American history. The colloquial diction applied in this section of the text brings out the realism in the Southern environment in this era of the passage. First of all, Pap uses the common slang names in this time for the African Americans, signifying the racist South ... ...

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... parents, had different interests (Day 363). Authors began writing books about new lifestyles that interested youth. Personal and social problems often became the theme of the new books. This new realism in literature for children and adolescents has explored topics formerly reserved for adult audiences. Such themes as one-parent households, divorce, estranged parents, living on welfare, death and dying, homosexuality ... ...

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