Question

How did Realists such as Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo represent nineteenth-century culture in the novels they wrote?

They portrayed life as idealistic and pleasant for most people.


They explained how natural selection works.


They wrote about harsh treatment the poor experienced.


They showed how to stop urban crime and poverty.

Answer 1

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Keeping in view the options;

1. They portrayed life as idealistic and pleasant for most people.
2. They explained how natural selection works.  
3. They wrote about harsh treatment the poor experienced.
4. They showed how to stop urban crime and poverty.

The correct option is (3) i.e: They wrote about harsh treatment the poor experienced.

Answer 2

The realists like Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo used to write about the harsh treatment which was experienced by the poor.

This can be seen very well in two of their renowned works Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.

These two masterpieces hold a beautiful portrayal of the minute details of the society during their time.