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Raymond Carver has often been called a realistic author. However, "realism" is "really" quite a subjective concept. What seems real to a reader, as it is rendered through the literary, particularly the fictional form of prose will inevitably depend upon what the reader feels his or her own life "really" seems like. This paper suggests why Carver's short stories attempt to create a realistic sensibility or impression in the minds of his readers that other short story authors may lack. Carver's stories at least create the impression that they encapsulate modern, everyday life.

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"Unlike some of the classic short stories of modern literature, intricate plots and plot twists do not drive Carver's tales. Some of Carver's stories, such as "Fat" simply revolve around conversations or brief impressions of the main characters. They do not seem to have plots at all in a linear or sequential sense. The stories seem to imitate the flow of life experience that the reader is likely have, living his or her own daily life. Most readers do not perceive their life to have a beginning, a middle, and a neat climaxes near their life's end."

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