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1 Realism
Realism in “The
Prince & The
2 Pauper”
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 REALISM in Vietnamese
Literature

Ngô Tất Tố Nam Cao

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 American
Video slide Literary Movements
1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000

Colonial
Period
Native American Period
Nationalism
P e r i oR
do m a n t i c i s m

Realis
m Naturali
sm
Modern Period
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 Comparison between realism and
Romanticis romanticism Realism
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► Celebrates imagination, ► Examines realities of life
and emotions ► Uses facts to de
pict
► Shows fantastical situations ordinary everyday

VS.
to beautify, or make things experiences
more appealing. 

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 Reasons it appeared in this
phase
At that time (around the Civil War) people wanted to read
stories that they could relate to and capture the real life,
rather than the unrealistic stories of Romanticism. 

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 Definiti
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Realism is a literary technique practiced by many schools
of writing. It truthfully depicts familiar people, places, and
stories about the middle and lower classes of society. 

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Characterist
ics
1. Depicts reality closely, truthfully.
2. Characters are most often the middle
class. 
3. More emphasis onto the character
rather than plot.                              
4. Language is everyday vernacular.
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 Famous authors

William Dean Howells

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 Famous authors

Henry James
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 MARK
TWAIN
• 1835 – 1910
• An American writer,
humorist, speaker.
• A public figure and
iconic American whose
work represents some
of the best in the genre
of Realism.

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REALISM
in “The
Prince &
The
Pauper”
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 ► Historical fiction by Mark
Twain.
► First published in 1881 in
Canada, then in 1882 in
the United States.
► Set in 1537, it tells the
story of two young boys
who were born on the
The Prince & The
Pauper same day and are
identical in appearance:
Tom Canty, a pauper and
Edward Tudor, aMartensson
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 Writing
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 Writing
1.style
Narrator Point of View: First Person
2. Focus is on characters rather than actual plot
3. Diction is natural everyday vernacular

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1. Narrator Point of View: First Person

• The narrator in this novel can jump

from one character's head to
another and know the details of
pretty much everything
Þ create a sense of reality
Þ get a sense of humor from Mark
Twain

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2. Focus is on characters rather than actual plot

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3. Diction is natural everyday vernacular
Mark Twain successfully portrays realism with his clever
"How dar'st thou use a
use of phonetically spelled dialogue rather than the
correct dictionary spelling of words.
poor lad like that? How
dar'st thou use the King
#SLANG
my father's meanest
# INCORRECT GRAMMAR
subject so?"
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Context
1. The realities encountered by the
prince and the pauper
2. Reality the story conveyed
3. Message
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1. The realities encountered
by …

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The Pauper

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The Prince

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 2. Reality the story conveyed
The book depicts mid-sixteenth century England

Unfairness in law

Materialism

Inequality

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Unfairness in law

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Materialism: Clothes determine your identity and status

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2. Messages
With great power comes great responsibility

Don’t judge a book by its cover

We can't choose how to be born

We CAN CHOOSE how to live

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Inequality (The Poor and the Rich)

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With great power comes great responsibility

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Don’t judge a book by its cover

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We can't choose how to be born
We CAN CHOOSE how to live

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Thank
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