This paper must be a minimum of 750 words. You will use one of the critical texts* from Baym: Realism and Naturalism Contextual Cluster (pages 548–565) to define realism or naturalism. After defining your chosen term, you will use that definition to categorize one of the literary works** from Modules/Weeks 2 or 3 as either Realistic or Naturalistic, backing up your claim with evidence from both the critical and the literary text. No outside research should be done because the analysis must be your own work.
*Critical text options include the following: Howells’s “Henry James, Jr.,” Howells’s “Novel-Writing and Novel-Reading: An Impersonal Explanation,” James’s “The Art of Fiction,” Norris’s “Zola as a Romantic Writer,” Norris’s “A Plea for Romantic Fiction,” Dreiser’s “True Art Speaks Plainly,” and London’s “What Life Means to Me.” Remember that your definition of realism or naturalism must be derived from one of these critical texts.
**Literary text options include the following: “Editha,” “Daisy Miller,” “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” “The Open Boat,” “Sister Carrie,” and “To Build a Fire.”
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