Characteristics
The Coming - of - Age Theme
- Many realistic stories depict their protagonist growing up or coming of age. The coming - of - age stories typically trace the protagonist's growth from a self - absorbed, immature individual into an expansive, mature human being concerned with the welfare of other, and his/her place in the world scheme.
- In good realistic fiction, the characters possesses a clearly defined personality and exhibits growth during the course of the story. Their growth of self-awareness usually comes with struggling, pain, and even suffering.
- In children's stories, the protagonist usually reaches a higher level of maturity and a greater sense of self-awareness by the book's end, but has not achieved adulthood.
Classic example:
- Frances Hodgson Burnett's " The Secret Garden" (1909)
Humor in Realistic Fiction
- In realistic fiction, humor is frequently used to break the tension in sensitive situations, unlike fantasies in which the humor is often the humor of the absurd. Humor is a form of self- self preservation, of the three form :
Q
1. The humor of character. This depends on the antics of an eccentic personality.
2. The humor of situation. Surprising, awkward, or ridiculous actions or situations are among the most common sources of children's humor.
3. The humor of language. Plays on words, verbal irony, malapropism (the misuse of words), misunderstandings, all contribute to verbal humor.
Characteristics
The Coming - of - Age Theme
- Many realistic stories depict their protagonist growing up or coming of age. The coming - of - age stories typically trace the protagonist's growth from a self - absorbed, immature individual into an expansive, mature human being concerned with the welfare of other, and his/her place in the world scheme.
- In good realistic fiction, the characters possesses a clearly defined personality and exhibits growth during the course of the story. Their growth of self-awareness usually comes with struggling, pain, and even suffering.
- In children's stories, the protagonist usually reaches a higher level of maturity and a greater sense of self-awareness by the book's end, but has not achieved adulthood.
Classic example:
- Frances Hodgson Burnett's " The Secret Garden" (1909)
Humor in Realistic Fiction
- In realistic fiction, humor is frequently used to break the tension in sensitive situations, unlike fantasies in which the humor is often the humor of the absurd. Humor is a form of self- self preservation, of the three form :
Q
1. The humor of character. This depends on the antics of an eccentic personality.
2. The humor of situation. Surprising, awkward, or ridiculous actions or situations are among the most common sources of children's humor.
3. The humor of language. Plays on words, verbal irony, malapropism (the misuse of words), misunderstandings, all contribute to verbal humor.
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