What Was the Greatest Difference Between Naturalism and Realism in Literature

question 17

Multiple Choice

What was the greatest difference between naturalism and realism in literature?

• A)Realism dealt more with themes like human suffering.
• B)Naturalism was more popular than realism.
• C)Naturalism was generally more pessimistic than realism.
• D)Realism was simply a continuation of naturalism.
• E)Realism was more generally pessimistic than naturalism.

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