Individualism in "The Notorious Jumping Research Proposal

Her husband ignores her and as she becomes increasingly aware of the wallpaper, she is slowly losing herself. Her worst obstacle is not her illness but her husband and this is the reality that Perkins-Gilman establishes. The conclusion of the story brings us to the realization that the narrator will suffer because she is a women and she finally loses the battle when she confesses that she has "got out at last" (773). This story encapsulates the fundamentals of Realism and Naturalism because the narrator's experience represents a true account of what American women endured in the nineteenth century.

In "The Luck of Roaring Camp," we see realistic character sketches emerge. Harte also provides readers with a realistic vision of the local community of Roaring Camp. We can literally see the gold-seekers. The men of the camp are described as "One or two of these were actual fugitives from justice, some were criminal, and all were reckless" (Harte). We are given detailed descriptions such as the scamp of the camp possessing a "Raphael face, with a profusion of blond hair; Oakhurst, a gambler, had the melancholy air and intellectual abstraction of a Hamlet; the coolest and most courageous man was scarcely over five feet in height, with a soft voice and an embarrassed, timid manner" (Harte). In addition, the atmosphere "In that rare atmosphere of the Sierra foothills, -- that air pungent with balsamic odor, that ethereal cordial at once bracing and exhilarating" (Harte). These images illustrate how Naturalism and Realism attempt to capture the local flavor of a setting. Works Cited Crane, Stephen. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets. New York: Random House. 2001. Chopin, Kate. The Awakening and Other Stories. New York: Bantam Books. 1988. Harte, Bret. "The Luck of Roaring Camp." Bartleby Online. Information Retreived April 28, 2009. Perkins-Gilman Charlotte. "The Yellow Wall-paper." The Heath Anthology of American Literature. Vol. II. Lexington D.C. Heath and Company. 1990. Twain, Mark. "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," The Norton Anthology….....