NaturalismHonors English 11

Naturalism• Grim view on life

• Scientific

• Biological pawns

• Slum, sweatshops,

factory, or farm settings

Ambrose Bierce

1842-1914

• Cynicism, nihilism, and dark humor

• The Devil’s Dictionary

Timeline

• Puritanism- 16th/17th c.

• Romanticism- 1800-1850

• Transcendentalism- 1820’s/30’s

• Realism- 1860-1890

• Naturalism- 1880s-1930s

Naturalism in Owl Creek Bridge

• Grim view?

• Social problems?

• Circumstance/(No free will)?

• Science (Branches of science…)

• Setting

• Brutal/Cruel

Free-Write

•How would you classify Naturalism in cinema? What would the film’s plot and stylistic elements look like?

Cinema

Plot Elements

• Same as trends in literature

Stylistic Elements

• Lighting

• Camera angles

• Dialogue

• Sound

• Editing

• Special effects

The Devil’s Dictionary

http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/a.html