Naturalism in Of Mice and Men

Naturalism in Of Mice and Men Definition: The system of thought holding that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws.

Naturalism • Presents human behavior as a scientist would—just the facts with no moral judgment at all. • Human beings presented as “animals”—products of their heredity and environment—fate is predetermined by the circumstances of life. • People are beaten down and generally defeated by natural and/or hostile economic forces they cannot possibly overcome.

Common settings, lower class, unremarkable people who somehow become involved in intense dramatic incidents, usually ending in violent death. • While all this seems negative and contrary to a person’s life meaning much of anything, the 20th century naturalist almost always builds in a sense of importance of the individual—a significance to their lives.

Point of View-3rd person limited • Because of this, the characters are revealed indirectly—we do not know what they are thinking or feeling---actions, reactions and words (dialect) only. • The reader must determine motivations. (Like a play).

Tragedy • Great tragedy is meant to hurt. The function of literature is to help us deal with the pain of real life by practising vicariously through the pain of tragic art. ***Aristotle-”Catharsis” by art Horror + Nobility = Tragedy

Naturalism in Of Mice and Men

Naturalism in Of Mice and Men

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