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Because Naturalism highlights the nature of mankind, and mankind is naturally inclined towards Violence, it is obvious why this is a large part of Naturalism in Literature.
-Usually depicted as barbaric and passionate
An example of Violence is in Grapes of Wrath when Tom Joad brutally murders a police officer after killing his best friend.
Naturalism is all about man's struggle to survive.
The Open Boat and Grapes of Wrath both give great examples of this.
-The Open Boat: four men are struggling against an unforgiving Sea in order to survive.
-Grapes of Wrath: A family strives to overcome starvation due to economic misfortune.
Naturalism is supposed to be uncomfortable and bleak.
-Taboo definition: prohibited or restricted by social custom.
An example of this theme is in the Novel Grapes of Wrath when a woman breast feeds a grown man in order to prevent him from starving.
Two of the best examples of Naturalism in American Literature are:
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The Open Boat has a few common Naturalist themes including:
-Survival
-Determinism
-Desperation
-Hopelessness
It also gives a perfect` depiction of how impartial Nature is to mankind
Grapes of Wrath is possibly the best Naturalism Novel of all time. It accentuates common ideas such as:
-Inciting Social Reform
-Having a Plot of Decline
-Depicting the cruelty of mankind
-Hopelessness against society
Simply Surviving
John Steinbeck has stated he wrote the novel to incite social reform. He does this throughout the novel by showing us how Tom Joad, the main character's, philosophy on life changes.
Helping Others
One of the most common plot designs in Naturalism is Decline.
-Grampa Joad's Death
-Granma Joad's Death
-The Death of Jim Casy
-The burning of Hooverville
-Tom going into hiding
-Joad family still starves
All of these events show how cruel the world can be and this is one of the central themes in Naturalism
-Naturalism started in the late 1800s
-after Transcendentalism
-Authors often used the scientific method to write
-because of the idea that the whole universe is knowable
Naturalism
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