| naturalism definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | the term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. unlike realism which focuses on literary technique naturalism implies a philosophical position | 6 sets |
| 2 | emphasis on man as animal, behaving strictly according to dictates of nature; emphasizes lack of free will; emphasizes sordid | 4 sets |
| 3 | extreme realism | 4 sets |
| 4 | an extreme form of realism | 3 sets |
| 5 | fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes human characters like a scientist observing ants, seeing them as the products and victims of environment and heredity | 3 sets |
| 6 | movement that portrays people caught with forces of nature or society that are beyond understanding or control | 3 sets |
| 7 | fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes human characters like a scientist studying ants, seeing them as the products and victims of environment and heredity | 3 sets |
| 8 | a new rebellious type of writing introduced in the late 19th & early 20th century that imported scientific determination into literature, viewing people as part of the animal world, prey to natural forces | 3 sets |
| 9 | the worldview that holds that there is but a single order of reality, that of matter-in-motion | 2 sets |
| 10 | humanism | 2 sets |
| 11 | art movement 2) claimed that the artist should present life as is | 2 sets |
| 12 | 1865-1915 view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws. views the world in a darker perspective.darwinism | 2 sets |
| 13 | a nineteenth-century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was. | 2 sets |
| 14 | an extremely pessimistic form of realism suggesting individuals are victims of internal and external forces beyond their control (individual is unimportant, no just or loving god, no free will) | 2 sets |
| 15 | 19th century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was | 2 sets |
| 16 | a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. | 2 sets |
| 17 | yin and yang: dualism of nature; men and women | 2 sets |
| 18 | same thing as thoroughgoing realism, called naturalism in u.s., epitomized by dreiser in sister carrie. | 2 sets |
| 19 | extreme situations | 2 sets |
| 20 | extreme characters | 2 sets |
| 21 | an extreme form of realism in which the author tries to show the relation of a person to the environment/surroundings | 2 sets |
| 22 | scientific determination | 2 sets |
| 23 | a literary movement that portrays people caught within forces of nature or society that are beyond their understanding or control | 2 sets |
| 24 | society important | 2 sets |
| 25 | (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations | 2 sets |
| 26 | late 19th century literary movement that viewed individuals as fated victims of natural law | 1 set |
| 27 | a literary movement that portrayed ordinary people as hapless victimsof their environment, heredity or chance. | 1 set |
| 28 | offshoot of realism, | 1 set |
| 29 | trying to depict natural life as closely as possible | 1 set |
| 30 | philosophical position that all can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws | 1 set |
| 31 | literary movement that originated in france in late 1800's | 1 set |
| 32 | depicts events as determined by heredity and the environment | 1 set |
| 33 | a literary movement, view people as helpless victims of immutable natural laws | 1 set |
| 34 | theory in literature which emphasizes the role of environment upon human characters. | 1 set |
| 35 | view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws | 1 set |
| 36 | a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as blaeak and pessimistic. | 1 set |
| 37 | the close observation of the natural world and its depiction in art. | 1 set |
| 38 | form of realism. based on philosophical theory actions and events are controlled by large, external forces. usually related to lower and middle classes. example: the shoes | 1 set |
| 39 | what is the goal of cosmetology | 1 set |
| 40 | gives scientific reason, experiments to test things out, mathematically/scientifficly, trying to find the scientific laws beneath actions and situations. uses a lot of symbolism. usually ppessimistic, with bruital honesty. | 1 set |