Ms. Esch
English-203-W01
25 January 2015
Romanticism versus Realism in Early American Literature
Despite the few commonalities that romanticism and realism have, the two styles contrast a lot. Romanticism opposes earlier types of writing by digging into feeling, conviction, imagination, and dreams. It is a style that exploits the individual's opportunity and spontaneity. Realism is on the inverse end of the spectrum, concentrating on points of interest trying to recreate this real world in a text form. The Raven and The Birth-Mark show romanticism while Huckleberry Finn shows the opposite with realism.
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Realists represented events as though they were portraying a photo, delineating precisely things as they saw them. One asset that Mark Twain uses to make his novel feel all the more genuine and photographic is a utilization of dialects. Another asset is his portrayal of a few individuals' beliefs, notwithstanding when they sound profoundly questionable to whatever is left of the society. Since Twain knew and cherished the river, some of his most distinct and practical written work are his depiction of the Mississippi River and the regions around it. He makes photos of the scenes including everything about would be noted by any character of the story who happened to be in the territory alongside Huck. It is simple for the reader to place him or herself in the setting. “I could see the sun out at one or two holes, but mostly it was bit trees all about, and gloomy in there amongst them. There were freckled places on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, showing there was a little breeze up there.” (127). Twain likewise took care while bringing new characters into the story. He gave enough detail to make it clear and straightforward the sort of individual and identify the new individual had. Huck gives data about Col. Grangerford's composition, appearance, clothing, quirks, and method for identifying with everyone around him.
The Raven and The Birth-Mark show romanticism while Huckleberry Finn shows the opposite with realism. Imagination and emotions within The Raven and The Birth-Mark are more than clear to show the reader romanticism. The reader has a feeling as though the scenes could be real, felt by the reader, lead the reader to understand the realism of the story. Between the three stories, it is clear to any reader the difference between romanticism and