ine spiritual dimension. They see it as a world of place and time; therefore realism possesses inherent limitation as a form and is limited in its capacity to represent the spiritual being of man (Lye 3). According to Richard Chase’s The American Novel and Its Tradition, realism has specific social, political, and artistic characteristics that set it apart from other genres. Realism is a durable and attractive form that has consistently been put to use in literature, history, and journalism with its intense commitment to the truth. Several things can be more accurately represented than in any other form, because realism is the manner in which we genuinely know and view our experience as humans in an unpredictable world.Works Cited Carter, Everett. Howells and the Age of Realism. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1954. Chase, Richard. The American Novel and Its Tradition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1957. Longman. “Notes on Realism”, Internet. www.brocku.ca/english/courses/2F55/realism.html. October 8, 1997. Lye, Jon. “Notes on Realism”, Internet. www.brocku.ca/english/courses/2F55/realism.html. October 8, 1997. ...
