In the United States, as well as in many other places in the world, the authors" style of writing changes over a period of time. Many styles such as romanticism, realism, regionalism, and many others were used by different writers throughout the history of that particular country. ... London is one of the most famous American naturalistic authors. ... Theodore Dreiser is another excellent American naturalistic author. ... Both authors use it, but at different degrees. ...

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Dark Romantic authors like Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne use gothic elements in order to portray the dark and gloomy undertones of the psyche of the stories' characters, and through the characters, essentially the nature of all humans. ... Both authors use Dark Romantics to establish stories that are different from the conformist social setting. ... Emphasizing on emotions, the writers can be seen as contributors to the Dark Romanticism in American Literature. ...

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