Question

Southern writers such as Augustus B. Longstreet, Joseph G. Baldwin, and Johnson J. Hooper _________.

a. felt there was no place for humor in American literature.
b. focused on the lives of aristocrats.
c. developed a realist tradition that focused on the lives of ordinary people.
d. None of these answers is correct.
e. romanticized the institution of siavery.

Answer 1

developed a realist tradition that focused on the lives of ordinary people.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because they thought of the lives of ordinary people as a source of inspiration for their stories since these were able to connect more with the reader because there was a higher chance of them feeling some kind of identification with a certain character or situation that was presented and thus, causing the readers to prefer their books over others.