The Red Badge of Courage

by Stephen Crane 
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by Stephen Crane 

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Stephen Crane 
1871- 1900

American poet, novelist, short story writer and journalist 

RBOC is an American classic 
Naturalism 

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Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in?
A
Easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
B
Most literature responds to cultural trends of its day.
C
The time of a work tells a lot about the author and who read it.
D
All of these are right

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A literary movement is defined by...
A
a group of writers with shared ideas about music & dance moves
B
a group of readers with shared ideas about a number of things
C
a group of writers with shared ideas about a number of things
D
None of the above

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Literary movement 
is defined by a group of writers with shared ideas about a number of things ranging from style, content, philosophy, sociological concerns, art, culture, etc.

Usually these
authors are considered part of a "movement" because they have similar ideas about 
something.

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Literary periods 
are spans of time for literature that shares intellectual, linguistic, religious, and artistic influences.

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Shakespeare
Literary period:
The Renaissance 
(1500-1670)

Literary movement:
Elizabethan literature 

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The Victorian Period 

Influential types of literature 
1. Realism 
2. Naturalism

But we're talking about an American author 

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Naturalism
Naturalists sought to apply the scientific method to the study of humanity. 

The natural sciences as a methodological model: Darwinism

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Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection.
A
May the best man win
B
Survival of the fittest
C
You snooze you lose
D
Get rich or die trying

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At its basis
Naturalism holds that biological urges guide man, even when it may not seem obvious. 
Humans are always looking out for themselves by their nature. 

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Naturalism 
Crane pioneered American naturalism, a literary movement that represented people in a deterministic and generally pessimistic light as products of heredity and environment. 

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What is determinism?
A
lack of free will
B
free will
C
freedom
D
choice

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We are smart animals who are simply subject to the scientific laws of cause and effect

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Naturalism Characteristics 
Objectivity and detachment in study of human beings;
Characters mostly from lower middle or the lower classes; 
Discussion of fate; 

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Naturalism in literature
Set in the commonplace and unheroic;
Exposure of social conditions and social evils, lives of the lower classes 
Characters conditioned and controlled by the environment, heredity, chance, or instinct 
Struggle for life and to maintain human dignity becomes heroic

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After reading the first chapters what characteristics of Naturalism have you already encountered?

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