Realist characters have less control over their lives and circumstances than naturalist characters do. 

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This author was a cynic who was called “the wickedest man in San Francisco” because of the harsh critiques he wrote as a journalist. Many think he was killed in Mexico during the war.

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This author’s prosperous and comfortable upbringing led her to write about wealthy, strong women stuck in “gilded cages.”

Booker T. Washington made a famous speech called the “Atlanta Compromise,” which contributed to his being known as the “Moses of his race.”

In which city is most of “Howl” set?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wall-paper” to draw attention to her experiences with schizophrenia.

Some noteworthy realist authors chose to focus their literary relism on the interior psychological states of their fictional characters.

Match the writings with their subject matter or theme.