American naturalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary movement
gptkbp:associatedWith social criticism
urban settings
working class struggles
gptkbp:availableIn mid 20th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy realism
determinism
gptkbp:emphasizes objectivity
scientific observation
character over plot
gptkbp:focusesOn human behavior
social conditions
environmental influences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American naturalism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_naturalism
gptkb:American_realism
Darwinism
scientific method
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern literature
influenced film and theater
gptkbp:notableFeature alienation
survival
moral ambiguity
social inequality
disillusionment
human suffering
realistic portrayal of life
fatalism
loss of individuality
despair
struggle for existence
inevitability of fate
conflict with nature
impact of environment
impact of heredity
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Frank_Norris
gptkb:Jack_London
gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser
gptkb:Stephen_Crane
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Call_of_the_Wild
gptkb:The_Octopus
gptkb:Sister_Carrie
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
gptkbp:opposedBy romanticism
gptkbp:relatedTo naturalism
realism
gptkbp:timePeriod late 19th century
early 20th century