... that form the subject matter of a work, the hero's inner world, and the sum of his individual traits which we call character are examined and described by the realist writer as the product of numerous, but typical circumstances, which are in a casual relationship ... character of the hero accumulates and combines the main determinant features of the environment of which he is a product,, and it is through him and his personal fortunes that the features of that environment are revealed. We do not find this typification of characters in non-realist works. Realism is a distinct creative met...

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