“To Build a Fire” has regionalism, naturalism, and realism has many examples. The regionalism for To Build a Fire starts with the beginning of the story when London described the “day as broken and gray” and the main character “climbs a high earth-bank” and the “Yukon is hidden under three feet of ice”. “London”. The naturalism in the story has multiple examples but the overall theme of it is that natural doesn 't care about the man in the story with the temperature being colder then he thought and when he walks on the ice and gets his feet and then you got the men building his finally fire in which he pulls to much twigs and sticks from the tree so the consequence is that the tree drops all its snow on him and the fire. The final example of
Nature is not only the trees, leaves, and, soil but, it encompasses a wide variety of things that cover both physical, mental, and even spiritual elements. Most important to Feige is that “Nature is infinitely large and varied”, omnipresent throughout the world (9). Nature can not be confined to a single presence but underlies in everything in the world. By Feige’s definition of nature “A body’s flesh blood and bone” also fall into the natural order of the world which expands nature’s reach to all of mankind. The main idea Feige stresses to the reader about nature, is that everything from a wooden farm to the American Republic is rooted in the natural order of things.
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses Clarisse’s connection to nature and Mildred's and her friends connection to technology to teach the reader the importance of being connected to nature and how technology is destructive and encourages emotional disengagement. Ray Bradbury uses the character Clarisse and her connection to nature to show that nature is very calming and can lead to happiness. Late one night when Montag was coming home from work, he turned the corner and almost ran into Clarisse. Montag and Clarisse began to talk to each other and then,” They walked in the warm-cool blowing night on the silvered pavement and there was the faintest breath of fresh apricots and strawberries in the air” (Bradbury 10).
Nature was introduced in romantic novels and poems. In the poem ‘’Thanatopisis’’ by William Cullen Bryant he described death to something that was peaceful and to be embraced. He believed that you become one with nature, one with earth once you die. But in the poem ‘’Devil and Tom Walker’’ by Washington Irving he described death to be evil, sinful. He believed death to horrifying and something to not be embraced.
When Cather had to move to Nebraska, she hated it for the first year or so. This shows Naturalism because she sulked over the fact that she had to move. Likewise, in the story, Alexandra had gone through some tough times. Cather wrote, “She began to wonder whether she would not do better to finish her life alone. What was left of life seemed unimportant.”
In Cather's book from a naturalistic view, a character's fate has already got decided, by forces of nature beyond human control. In Part I John Bergson had many unfortunate events happen to him which prevented him from ever making the land how he wanted. In the book it says “In eleven long years John Bergson had made but little impression upon the wild land he had come to tame.” Cather uses Naturalism throughout the whole book, even some of the realistic and romantic parts seem naturalistic. For example in Part IV when Emil and Marie died I explained the view of a romantic but a naturalist would see it much differently.
"In these short stories, as in most of his work, Crane is a consummate ironist, employing a technique that most critics find consistently suggests the disparity between an individual 's perception of reality and reality as it actually exists. " This quote is written by poetryfoundation.org and applies to Stephen Crane 's "The Blue Hotel" as the entire story exists in the irony of one of the few characters introduced, the Swede. Being a consummate ironist means Stephen Crane is very skilled in the forming of his irony 's which can make it sometimes difficult to recognize all of them throughout his works. Other ironic situations occur throughout the story which will be explained in detail. American Naturalism is a form of literary genre that first originated as an art movement
THE ROOM was filled with tension as the man walked to the distressed girl in the middle of the room. She was limp, her head hanging as she weakly tried to fight against the chains that held her down. Damp, russet hair fell into her face as she used the spaces in-between her hair to look at her attacker. Thick built with a muscular frame and height well over six feet, Alpha Crane greeted her.
I found the first few pages of Maggie to be extremely detailed and Crane definitely took his time and effort in creating a very detail specific to his characters. For example, in the beginning of chapter II we see the characters explained in great detail as well as, the environment the characters live in. This part explains the gossiping women with uncombed hair, a baby and his impatient mother, and a detailed description of the surroundings of the sky and items like the bucks, brooms, rags, and bottles. (Crane, 1007). The beginning description of the environment truly sets the stage for what is about to become for the characters and significantly helps the reader connect with the characters and their predicaments.
American Naturalism is one who studies and or writes about the human behavior according to their environmental surroundings. An example of one of the most well known American Naturalist writers is Stephen Crane. “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” by Stephen Crane is a novel in which the author displays the trait of hypocrisy through the main characters. In this novel how does Stephen Crane use hypocrisy as an opposing force against Maggie by the main characters such as Jimmie, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson? Presented throughout the whole novel Crane writes not about how life should be, but as how it was.
Stephen Crane 's works show sudden moves and changes in tone and perspective, and every now and again the works of literature end without setting up either assurance about characters or resolutions of problems. Crane 's symbolism is clear, however the works rarely give last interpretations. These qualities add to Crane 's multi-layered sardonicism. Crane commonly depicts outrageous encounters that come face to face with common individuals. His characters are not overwhelming, but rather they touch the baffling edges of their abilities for action, perception, and understanding.
Nature is easily projected onto, as it allows for a sense of peacefulness and escapism. Due to its ability to evoke an emotional reaction from the masses, many writers have glorified it through various methods, including describing its endless beauty and utilizing it as a symbol for spirituality. Along with authors, artists also show great respect and admiration for nature through paintings of grandiose landscapes. These tributes disseminate a fixed interpretation of the natural world, one full of meaning and other worldly connections. In “Against Nature,” Joyce Carol Oates strips away this guise given to the environment and replaces it with a harsher reality.
I chose to write my fourth prose journal over this story because of the intensity and suspense the author brings to the reader. My first impression over this piece is that it’s dark and has more meaning than what it portrays. I think crane shows a naturalistic style of writing through this piece. Crane has described through this story that the characters’ lives were predetermined and nature was going to take its course. Some techniques he uses are imagery and tone.
Nature and Frankenstein compare in their understanding of the relationship between human beings and the natural world because the natural world is an emotional experience and the influence of nature changes the mood drastically. The natural world is an emotional experience for Victor because he got depressed about the death of Justine and William. To cope with his feelings he decided to escape to the hills. Victor struggles to cope with the deaths: The sceneries help Victor out by cheering him up and acting as a sense of relief.
It is within this context of recent scholarly work that naturalism is seen in the novel Tracks , written by Native American author, Louise Erdrich. A characteristic of naturalism, determinism manifests itself in Tracks through depictions of the “brute”, quests for power and wealth, and the portrayals of deterioration and violence. Tracks is a novel about the on-going struggles Native Americans face in their efforts to preserve their land and culture. Set in North Dakota during the early part
