Which of the following is a good definition of the literary movement of Regionalism? Regional fiction emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the
imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the
transcendental.
Regional writers felt a growing alienation incompatible with Victorian morality,
optimism, and convention. New ideas in psychology, philosophy, and political
theory kindled a search for new modes of expression.
Regionalist writers held that a human's deeds were merely chemical
compulsions, showing characters unable to direct their actions and at the mercy
of external forces. Characters are generally defeated by stronger and more
ruthless opponents.
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Local color or regional literature is fiction and poetry that focuses on the
characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a
specific region.