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The writers of which movement tossed away the exaggerated works of emotionalism and concentrated on recounting objective observations?

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The correct answer is realism. In the united states, they began writing after the Civil war and wanted to show how people lived instead of writing sentimental literature. Famous writers of the period are Mark Twain, Henry James, William Dean Howells, and many more who later became naturalists.
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