1. Realism
Regionalism

2. OBJECTIVES
Stylistics Characteristics of Regionalism

3. STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Focuses on a specific region (such as the South)
Portray the lives of realistic characters
Provides insight into the cultural characteristics
Uses vernacular language (dialect)
A subgenre of Realism and sharing many of the same traits.
Prominent from

4. STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Popular Authors
Kate Chopin—South
Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman—New England
Mark Twain—West
Willa Cather—Midwest

5. FEATURED AUTHOR: Kate Chopin
Accomplishments Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Poet Recorded lives of Louisiana Creole Culture
From a Long line of Independent Women Lived with Great-grandmother, Grandmother, and Mother All either legally separated or widowed
Marriage Life Relocated to Louisiana after marrying Oscar Chopin
Husband loved her intelligence and independence
Fascinated with Louisiana Creole culture
Single mother, raised 6 children alone (after husband died)
Popular Works “The Storm,” “Story of an Hour”

6. FEATURED AUTHOR: ALICE DUNBAR NELSON
EARLY LIFE Louisiana
EDUCATION Nursing Teaching
MARRIAGES Paul Laurence Dunbar
Henry Callis
Robert Nelson
WORKS
Violets and Other Tales
Goodness of St. Rocque
Mine Eyes Have Seen
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Poet
Writer
Journalist
Teacher “I

7. Writing Style ALICE DUNBAR NELSON KATE CHOPIN ARTIST
HYBRIDIZED, LUCID STYLE
MIXTURE OF CREOLE SPEAKERS
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CHARACTERS
ARTIST
INCISIVE, MELODRAMATIC STYLE
USUALLY LACKS A LOT OF CREOLE/DIALECT
CULTURALLY AMBIGUOUS CHARACTERS