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Naturalism

Audience: Ethan Davis



Naturalism was a literary movement in which authors exercised the idea that character is determined by heredity, their environment, and other outside factors. Its use in literature can heavily impact how the audience feels about life and themselves. Naturalism is a view on how human beings interact with their surroundings and how their surroundings have an effect on them. Naturalistic authors use the characters they create to make the audience question how the world and people around them can affect who the are as an individual. What this does is change the audience’s outlook on their own life. As Hippolyte Taine said, “Virtue and vice are products like vitriol and sugar.” (Taine). This meaning that human beings are products of the world around us. The use of naturalism can change how an audience views the literature they are reading, as well. It can cause them to think differently about the characters and the environment of not only their lives, but the character’s lives, too. Naturalism sparks a fire inside of human beings to question what’s around them and what has an affect on their life.

Works Cited

Campbell, Donna M. "Naturalism in American Literature. " Literary Movements. Dept. of English, Washington State University. 07/04/2013 < [|__http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm__] >

Naturalism

Culture: Mathias Ramirez

The use of Naturalism in __The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde__, impacts modern culture by reinforcing the idea that people are subject to their surroundings. It also challenges the common American belief that there is freedom of choice. Donna Campbell, writer of "Naturalism in American Literature”, stated, ”Frequently but not invariably ill-educated or lower-class characters whose lives are governed by the forces of heredity, instinct, and passion. Their attempts at exercising free will or choice are hamstrung by forces beyond their control;”(Campbell) . Because modern culture advertises ideas of control over your own future, the idea of naturalism clashes with our society’s beliefs. Naturalism shows that people are not even free to control themselves but the U.S. spreads the idea of freedom. Freedom ignores the fact that people are extremely influenced by their surroundings even though they claim they have full control of themselves. The use of Naturalism in __The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde__ affects the modern culture by conflicting against our ideas. It inspires us to think and question both ourselves and our decisions. Therefore, Naturalism calls awareness to the flaws in our ideas of self-rule.

Works Cited

Campbell, Donna M. "Naturalism in American Literature. " Literary Movements. Dept. of English, Washington State University. 07/04/2013 < [|__http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm__] >

Naturalism

Aim: Benjamin



The purpose of naturalism is to inspire people to view themselves differently. Naturalism means, “ Action arising from or based on natural instincts and desires alone”(Dictionary.com). If you view yourself from a naturalistic viewpoint, you become more aware that your actions are sometimes not necessarily your choice. Natural instincts and desires are another factor in your decisions that you can't control. For example, if your are aware that natural desire is convincing you to do something you shouldn’t, then you become more likely to resist this desire. Because of this, naturalism makes the reader judge themselves and their actions. This self assessment is the result of naturalistic views of one’s self. In conclusion, naturalisms purpose is to help people become more aware of what they do and why they do it.

"naturalism." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 02 Aug. 2015. >.

History: Matthew Geoffrey



Naturalism is a tool authors use to illustrate all their theories and ideas about human nature. The Naturalistic movement in the 1830’s to 1920’s exposed the idea that character is determined though outside surroundings and this naturalistic view opposed that of many political views at the time.The impact Naturalism has had on history is that it created a dispute between philosopher’s views and politician’s views on human nature. One writer stated, “The term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings”(Campbell). This degradement or “detachment” of human nature offended many political view’s saying that people are more than just objects in nature. Naturalists strongly believed humans are controlled by their surroundings and that they have very little free will leading to controversy between politicians and naturalists. On the other hand, politicians believe that humans have a strong free will and an ability to control their own thoughts and destiny. Throughout history, politicians and philosophers views on human nature have differed leading to disagreements and other disputes.

Campbell, Donna M. "Naturalism in American Literature. " Literary Movements. Dept. of English, Washington State University. 08/02/2015 < [|__http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm__] >