Realism I will be discussing two different perspectives in the literary movement called “Realism”. I have chosen a great writer from both “Regionalism” and “Naturalism”, which are subcategories of Realism. By choosing two writers, I will be able to compare and contrast the writings of each. In the time that Realism was being introduced to America, the Civil War was just beginning around 1865. When it concluded, World War I was just initiating. Just as America was changing rapidly, Realism was quickly replacing the literary movement called “Romanticisim”, which was optomistic and sentimental writing. Extreme improvements in transporation, inclu