Realism-Naturalism

Realism-Naturalism Brian Robinson From the Yukon trail to the ocean realism and naturalism writers, like Stephen Crane and Jack London, explore the many trials of man and nature. Stephen Crane is famous for his story "The Open Boat". The story involves a crew made up of 3 sailors and is about their struggle to find help during a storm at sea. In Jack London’s "To Build a Fire" a man battles against nature to build …

…and ends up freezing to death. These stories are similar in their exploration of man versus nature in that they are both representing mans survival of improbable circumstances. They still have hope, rather than realism stories with no hope. The differences between them is that in "The Open Boat" they have others to count on rather then in "To Build a Fire" were he has only himself. These stories are great examples of naturalistic writing.