Characteristics of Realism

1.) Stories are often humorous

2.) Creative or unusual names

3.) Characters have a relation with nature, to each other, to their past, and to their social class

4.) Often deals with middle class

5.) Events are usually plausible

6.) Character is a product of social factors

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0841275.html

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/realism.htm

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~ by brock921 on May 15, 2007.