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Exploring Realism: Insights from Post-Civil War American Art and Literature

Happy Tuesday! Dive into the world of Realism and reflect on how it contrasts with Romanticism and Transcendentalism. As you watch the provided clip, take out your journals and consider what you can infer about Realism from the featured paintings. This literary movement emerged in a time of significant social, economic, and cultural change following the Civil War. Realism focused on depicting reality with rich detail, character-driven narratives, and the struggles of everyday life. Explore notable writers like Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, and Kate Chopin to deepen your understanding.

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Exploring Realism: Insights from Post-Civil War American Art and Literature

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  1. Happy Tuesday! Please get out your journals. (Yes, that means you  )

  2. Realism As you watch this clip, consider how these images are different from ones we might associate with Romanticism or Transcendentalism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrtil0s46-E

  3. 9/4 Journal: What can you infer about Realism from these paintings?

  4. History • Post Civil War (1860s ): time of healing and rebuilding • Late 1800s – early 1900s:industrial revolution – major industrial, social, economic, and cultural change. • People driven into the cities for work, life

  5. History Continued • Farming-based industry  factory-based • Huge boom in immigration (2 million in 1850, 13 million in 1910)

  6. Beliefs • People want to experience industry, not shy away from it (Romanticism/Transcendentalism) • Capture the moment before it’s gone • American system not always fair, not perfect

  7. Literary Style • Writing reflected reality, filled with rich detail • Character > action or plot • Complex ethical choices are often the subject • Social class was an important theme. • Natural diction—often made use of local dialect (what we really sound like)

  8. Literary Style Continued • Tone may be comic or matter-of-fact • Characters were believeable—people Americans could have lived side by side with. • Pulled away from fantasy; focused on “the now”

  9. Notable Writers:Frederick Douglass “The American people have this to learn: that where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither person nor property is safe.”

  10. Notable Writers: Mark Twain “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

  11. Notable Writers: Kate Chopin “Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s Life.”

  12. Reading strategies When/if you are not sure of what is happening: Try rereading the section once. If you are still not sure, mark the passage in the text and keep reading. Go back and reread section to see if it has been clarified.

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