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Realism was a popular literary movement in nineteenth-century America. American realist writers attempted to convey life authentically by including elements in their works such as true-to-life settings and characters, as well as regional dialects that reflected how people really talked. Which of the following excerpts contain elements of realism?


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Answered by JackelineCasarez
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A). ("No, you won't. Set down and stay where you are. I ain't going to hurt you, and I ain't going to tell on you, nuther. You just tell me your secret, and trust me. I'll keep it; and, what's more, I'll help you. So'll my old man if you want him to. You see, you're a runaway 'prentice, that's all. It ain't anything. There ain't no harm in it. You've been treated bad, and you made up your mind to cut. Bless you, child, I wouldn't tell on you. Tell me all about it now, that's a good boy.")

(Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

Explanation:

  • Realism is characterized as the literary period in which the writers were more inclined towards portraying the subjects as they are in real life.
  • Mark Twain is popularly known as one of the most popular realists of all time. He laid emphasis on depicting the characters naturally and true-to-life through which the audience can relate themselves.
  • In the first excerpt, the speech pattern employs the use of dialect which gives it a realistic touch and shows the conflicts that people go through in regular life.

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