Realism

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of war and industrial hardships. Regionalism grew because of great improvements in transporation.

Jack London, a Naturalist, lost his father at a young age and had to cope. He also witnessed first-hand, the casualties of the California Gold Rush. “Buck did not read newspapers, or else he would have known that trouble was brewing, not only for himself, but every dog.” (P.488). Brett Harte, a Regionalist, lived in many places in his lifetime, including: Albany, New York, California, Germany, Scotland and London. While moving around, he was able to clearly see the different lifestyles between groups of people. “In point of fact, Poker Flat was after somebody”.

Both authors wrote very vividly as we see in their works. In “To Build a Fire”, London states: “The frozen moisture of its breathing had settled on its fur on a fine powder of frost, and especially where its jowels, mussel and eyelashes, whitened by its crystal breath.” (P. 492) Harte is just as vivid in his description ...

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