Psychological Realism In Stephen Crane's Maggie A Girl Of The Streets

Realism became existent after the civil war. Realism is the emphasis on life and reality lived. It offers an objective view of human nature and human experiences. Realistic writing looks in depth of character’s thoughts and motivations, which in turn moved into psychological realism. Psychological realism described change in mood, perception, opinion, turning points, and climaxes within the writing. American realism paved the way for naturalism that described theories in science, psychology, human behavior and social thought.
At the end of the 19th century naturalism with its scientific point of view developed more superlative romances, and outlooks on human life. Naturalism is written so the characters are perceived as low social and economic classes. These economic classes were determined by their environment and hereditary. American authors such as Stephen Crane created America’s first naturalistic novella, “Maggie a Girl of the Streets. These novellas were of abnormal lives, which portray woman and men, their passions, sexuality, and living conditions. Crane constructs observations in detail. His works are psychologically complicated, with conflicting impulses and drive of human beings.
“Human psychology fed into preoccupation that exposed the inner thoughts of the mind and sequences of emotion. Henry James
Real is what we see, hear and experience. Writers resort to psychological realism. Written as a depiction in literature of inward thoughts and feelings, along with personality traits. James Henry displays real-life human emotion, characterization and analyzes, but not plot development. He explores uncomfortable realities of human encounters. The novel “the Bostonians” is about American politics and a political activist. He exposes the character’s most intimate thoughts and feelings. An example of psychological realism in his writing is when the political activist experiences her life hitting a low point in her