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shanika07
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What are five specific characteristics of literary naturalism?  

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Posted by shanika07 on Tuesday March 17, 2009 at 6:40 AM and tagged with characteristics, literary naturalism, literature.

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  1. herappleness
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    objectivity- thick facts, no mood or tone from the author.

    extremely descriptive- Any death or sex scene will be explained to you to a T

    pessimist/depressive- The development and end is always catastrophic.

    influenced by Darwin's theories- No "nature vs. nurture". If the character is poor it will remain and die so "because that's his/her nature"

    appeals to human emotion- facts are crude to exalt your feelings.

    Examples: Nana, by Zola

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/naturalism
    http://www.online-literature.com/emile-zola/nana/

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    Posted by herappleness on Tuesday March 17, 2009 at 7:17 AM