The nineteenth-century realism movement emerged as a reaction to the romantic period. what subjects did realism focus on?

the daily lives of ordinary people

the sentimentalizing of events in a story

the absurdity of human existence

the spiritual decay of modern society

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Explanation:

Realism was a literary movement which created a drastic shift in the nineteenth century English literature, from the exotic and poetic essence of the Romanticism, to the mundane and daily life experiences of ordinary people. The purpose of realism literature was to portray the life of the middle and lower class as it is without altering or dramatizing it.

The Realism Movement started in France in nineteenth century and lasted till the early twentieth century.

Some realist authors are Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, William Dean Howells, and many more.

These authors in their writings has portrayed the society as it is without romanticizing or dramatizing it.