Moral realism

In the early 1900’s both realism and abstractionism formed important parts of America’s artistic culture. The goal of the artistic movement of Realism is accuracy and truth without illustrating subject matter in an idealized manner. The goal of Abstractionism is an almost opposite achievement in illustration. An accurate reproduction of the subject matter is not important; the artist’s rendering of the subject matter is expressed by relaying a core characteristic with emotions and feelings by

In observing various sports stories there can be distinguished approaches on how the story is told. The one distinction is realism vs romanticism. The main discrepancies in these approaches are that a realistic approach manifests the characters as ordinary people, the plot is developed around ordinary events/circumstances, the ending has the possibility of being unhappy, and the literature/film revolves around recent or contemporary life. On the romanticism side, the characters can be larger than

Many Realist stories focus on the different types of restrictions life places on people. In the story “Paul’s Case”, by Willa Catha, the titular protagonist, Paul, desperately attempts to escape the monotony of everyday life, fleeing to New York City in an effort to accomplish this. However, Paul is eventually unable to continue and in the final passages of the story, finds himself driven to suicide. Paul’s actions during these final moments highlight his powerlessness, his struggle to retain his

An artist can create a fantastical world using paints, but clues inside the painting will relieve the artist's true intention. So, does this make the artist a dreamer or a realist? Artist, in any aspect, are both dreamers and realist. They mask their realities in their fictional work. Truth and reality range differently in the hands of the beholder. In works like “Sci-Fi”, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, and “Good Country People” the characters battles between what is real and what is fake

Realistic fiction is a genre that consists of true or could be true events with fictional characters (Study.com). In other words, realistic fiction is an event that occurred to a fictional character, but could have happened in real life. Walt Disney once stated, “ I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter (QuotesTalk.net).” Facts about realistic fiction books are that they have real settings, a problem and solution, and

Realism and naturalism are both “basic” yet cynical views of life and humanity that arose during the trials and turmoil of the 19th century. Both views stripped away the layers of romanticism to present a “natural” or “real” viewpoint of the work. These forms of writing refuse to idealize or praise the subject while also avoiding artificial, fantasy, or mystical elements. In American literature, the term “realism” refers to writings that depict the realistic, everyday life of an average, middle-class

Gustave Courbet could be easily considered one of the top leaders of the realest movement, and a huge influence over modern realest works. One of Courbet’s main focuses when painting is to capture the world as he sees it, and he achieves that fabulously through physically painting every detail he observes while staying as true and authentic as possible to his subject. Romantic predecessors had a huge influence on Courbet, and the majority of his paintings were also based on Romantic self-portraits

Have you ever watched a play and been amazed to how real the play appears? Refer to this as realism. Realism tries to create an illusion that makes a certain situation look like that action is actually happening. Realism can also refer to certain social issues. Something that provides to realism is the spectacle. The spectacle is what the audience sees and hears during the play. In the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, there are several different examples of spectacle. These example

Chapter four “Realism and Perspective” takes us from the Renaissance period to the digital media age. The new conventions of imaging and concepts of the visual image have changed throughout history. They have changed through the evolution of art, photography and electronic imaging. Modern day viewers have made assumptions about historical status from the different styles, mediums and formal qualities of the image. It could be stated that the role of realism throughout history indicated the changing

period of Realism and Naturalism ranged from 1865 to 1914. This time period was primarily marked by the accurate and real portrayal of life for ordinary people. Literature was no longer focused on the fanciful and imaginative writing of the Romantic Period. Themes shifted from the emotions of characters and imagination, toward real characters with real problems. The Civil War, Westward Expansion, and the Second Industrial Revolution all played important roles in shaping the themes of Realism and Naturalism