The literary style that came to prominence during this period is known as Realism. Journalist and critic William Dean Howells described it as “nothing more, nothing less than the truthful treatment of material.” The realists prided themselves on portraying reality as it was, with all its “warts” and avoiding the influences of romanticism.
How do you feel literature should portray reality? Do you think it is more important to reflect the world as it is or is the purpose of literature to provide an escape from reality?
Write a well-developed paragraph of at least 250 words in response to this prompt. Please note: I am interested only in your insights and ideas here. There is no wrong answer, as long as your response is thorough and thoughtful. For this reason, the use of any AI generator is absolutely prohibited. You are more interesting than a bot!

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