What is a characteristic of realism?

Realism, in literature, is the accurate, detailed, description of nature or of contemporary life. Realism rejects imaginative idealization in favour of a close observation of outward appearances.

Some of its characteristics are:

Characters are more important than the plot and actionComplex ethical choices are often the subject of the literatureCharacters are related to nature, to each other, to their social class and to their own past. This relation makes up the complexity of their temperament and motive.Class is important (usually describes the middle class)Diction is natural, not heightened or poetic

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