tailieunhanh - American Sense and Sensibility

Tham khảo tài liệu 'american sense and sensibility', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | American Sense and Sensibility Let s Be Realist American Sense and Sensibility Let s Be Realist Author Ms. Annmicha Blugh In Jane Austen s Sense and Sensibility 1811 the two female protagonists Elinor and Marianne epitomize these respective principles - sense and sensibility. American Realism spans 1865-1910. During this time period realist writers synchronize in views objecting to sentimentality and protesting for more texts exemplifying realism. American realist novels such as House Behind the Cedars 1900 Washington Square 1880 The Rise of Silas Lapham 1885 and Ethan Frome 1911 satirize sentimentality as represented in sentimental fiction and applaud sensible characters with a firm grip on reality. In American realist literature the characters who live on the basis of sense comprehend their circumstances and follow good judgment whereas the characters who live on the basis of sensibility resort to emotionalism and impassioned decision-making. In the realist novel characters demonstrating sentimentality are incongruous because they apply elements of the sentimental novel in everyday life. They are guided by imagination impulse and overpowering emotion. As one explores American local colorist and realist literature one observes objection against sentimentality through satire imitation and open criticism thus confirming contempt for traditional feminine sentimentality. The reason why these realist works are so stridently against sentimentality is because the realist focus appreciates the representation of the truth in life and everyday existence. The realist style of writing .