Spreading like wildfire in the nineteenth century, realism has prospered throughout history. Realism has been perceived throughout many famous literatures written by previous authors,which captures the idea of accepting real life conflicts rather than to exaggerate the situation to make it seem as if it is somewhat acceptable or impractical. Numerous of remarkable pieces such as “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs and “The Lowest Animals” by Mark Twain express the essential concepts of realism. Harriet Jacobs displayed that she could not save her children, along with herself, like an idealistic hero. Instead, she had to face reality in choosing between her auspicious freedom and her beloved children. In addition, Jacob’s
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Without glamorizing events and characters, Jacobs maintains her act of portraying a detailed image of realistic events and character in her story. Unlike other authors, who distort their stories with idealistic events and characters, Jacobs surpasses this and respects the, somewhat disappointing, raw truth of her characters. She purposely displays the true gruesome events that her character faces, as she writes, “Afraid of capture, she rushed out of her friend’s house in a thicket, where she was bitten by a poisonous reptile. Determined not to give up, jacobs adopted the motto “Give me liberty, or give me death,” (Jacobs 410). The character here runs along another complication, which is being “bitten by a poisonous reptile”. As many other authors would not include this additional conflict in order to give a more delighted journey to the character and for the audience, Jacobs decides to paint a detailed depiction for the troublesome encounters her main character faces. By including that a reptile had struck the character’s leg, the readers are faced with a sudden surprise when expecting a happy ending for her escape journey. Also, including her character’s ‘motto’, “Give me liberty, or give me death”, the audience is provided further details about the character’s anguish perspective on her journey to freedom. Without a doubt, Jacobs showed the intricate truth through realistic events her character faces on the way to freedom by including the character’s state of mind and realistic
Without glamorizing events and characters, Jacobs maintains her act of portraying a detailed image of realistic events and character in her story. Unlike other authors, who distort their stories with idealistic events and characters, Jacobs surpasses this and respects the, somewhat disappointing, raw truth of her characters. She purposely displays the true gruesome events that her character faces, as she writes, “Afraid of capture, she rushed out of her friend’s house in a thicket, where she was bitten by a poisonous reptile. Determined not to give up, jacobs adopted the motto “Give me liberty, or give me death,” (Jacobs 410). The character here runs along another complication, which is being “bitten by a poisonous reptile”. As many other authors would not include this additional conflict in order to give a more delighted journey to the character and for the audience, Jacobs decides to paint a detailed depiction for the troublesome encounters her main character faces. By including that a reptile had struck the character’s leg, the readers are faced with a sudden surprise when expecting a happy ending for her escape journey. Also, including her character’s ‘motto’, “Give me liberty, or give me death”, the audience is provided further details about the character’s anguish perspective on her journey to freedom. Without a doubt, Jacobs showed the intricate truth through realistic events her character faces on the way to freedom by including the character’s state of mind and realistic