... of the events and phenomena he is examining in an arbitrary, subjective manner. If the social analysis of the environment in which the characters act is to be realistic, the writer must see and portray reality in its determinant, typical, manifestations, which are objectively present in ... 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 method that made possible analysis of social environment and an objective portrayal of reality, ... ...

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... , which is primarily associated with modernist literature and post-modernist literature. Nabokov uses a great deal of irony to make the reader aware of the lacking self-reflection of the main characters, and because of the lack of authentic historical references (besides the allusion to Greek mythology) this novel this is more fiction that factual. Consequently, Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire shows how ... ...

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... comes to be. In "Constantly risking absurdity", Ferlinghetti relates the stunts of poet to that of an acrobat, posing the work of each as a risk and painting their characters as a "little charley chaplin man" alluding to the comedian as way to paint the trifling nature of their pursuit of beauty. Ultimately, the use of allusion pulls outside ... ...

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