美国文学史及选读61Chapter9.pptVIP

American Literature Revision 1. What is Realism? 2. Who are the three representatives of American Realism? Questions for revision: Local Colorism and Mark Twain The definition of Local Colorism: ? Local Colorism has “such quality of texture and background that it could not have been written in any other place or by anyone else than a native.” The ultimate aim of local colorism ? To create the illusion of an indigenous little world with qualities that tell it apart from the world outside The factors contributed to the growth of local colorism ? 1. social clima