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is a good question concerning this short story, and it is an interesting question because one
could argue there are parts of the story that are much more in line with fantasy than. An entire
camp being socially transformed because of the birth of a single child is quite miraculous;
however, there are strong examples of realism in the story. Generally, realism literature makes
use of an omniscient, third person narrator. That is true for this story. Harte's narrator is an
all-knowing narrator that jumps from character to character in order to give readers a more
in-depth look at the entire town. The third person narration lends itself to realism because it
allows for the narrator to be a bit more cold and distant than a first person narrator. Realism
tends to give a lot of detail about things, but it also doesn't try to be too poetic and flowery
in its descriptions. Realism tends to state things in a matter-of-fact style, and that is true
for this short story. For example,...
Thursday, August 8, 2013
What parts of "The Luck of Roaring Camp" show realism?
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