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This paper gives an in-depth analysis of realism in fiction, which appears in several different forms, some of which can be illustrated by reference to different American short stories. According to the paper, the three primary categories of realism are naturalism, local color, and regionalism. The paper describes realism as emulating reality closely and in great detail, with an emphasis on verisimilitude. Character is more important than action or plot.

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"Realism in fiction appears in several different forms, some of which can be illustrated by reference to different American short stories. The three primary categories of realism are naturalism, local color, and regionalism. In a broad sense, realism emulates reality closely and in great detail, with an emphasis on verisimilitude. Character is more important than action or plot. Social class is an important element that defines characters, and the speech of characters is in the natural vernacular. These elements can be seen in different degrees in Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron," and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat." "

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