Erected during age of Transcendentalism during the mid 19th century until its plunge after the Civil War, Realism and Naturalism, were ideas that are brought up in philosophical thinking. Both Realism and Naturalism are logical concepts upon how to describe the affects upon ones self and are popularly expressed through art and literature. Though they seem similar, they, in many ways, greatly differ from one another. An example of these differences would be that their …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…that fell into the hands of the environment to which it determined it. These two novels are great expressions of Realism and Naturalism and how their ideas totally differ. But there other great novels and authors such as Balzac and Drieser that express Realism and Naturalism in many interesting ways. Realism and Naturalism was the leading forefront in Transcendentalists ideas and literature as well as art. And similarly, with different ideas, came about great novels