There are a couple key techniques/characteristics that are used by naturalist authors.
Techniques: 3rd person omniscient perspective, conflict, theme, symbol, slice of life, chronicle of despair, meticulous accuracy of detail, irony, foreshadowing
Characteristics (more of what you are looking for): ordinary people and places, man vs. nature (internal or external), human will is weak or inconsequential, nature is indifferent to human suffering, an external harsh reality, setting functions as a character, brute within, human behavior is determined by evnironment (nature and or social)
Frank Norris is best known as one of the leading lights of American literary naturalism.
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Each work has only one theme
Argument is a brief summary of a plot/theme prefixed to a literary work.
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Stephen Crane is most associated with the Naturalism literary movement, characterized by a bleak, deterministic view of the world where characters are controlled by forces beyond their control, such as heredity and environment. Crane's works often explore themes of survival, struggle, and the brutal realities of life.
Willa Cather's novel "My Ántonia" draws from elements of literary naturalism, a literary movement that focuses on depicting the harsh realities of life, particularly those of rural and frontier settings. Naturalism often explores themes of fate, determinism, and the struggle for survival in the face of a hostile environment.
A painting that shares a common theme with literary work is Picasso's painting of "Don Quixote."
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A literary theme is the moral of a story.
The literary device you are referring to is called a motif. A motif is a recurring element that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall theme of a literary work.
Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism are all literary movements that seek to portray everyday life realistically, often focusing on ordinary characters and settings. These movements value authenticity and detail in their depiction of society, and often explore themes related to human experiences and interactions with their surroundings.
Mark Twain is associated with realism, Stephen Crane with naturalism, and Gertrude Stein with modernism.