Question

The Civil War was a traumatic and destructive conflict that remains the bloodiest war in US history. Realism began around the end of the war in 1865

Rejecting romantic-era ideals that focused on allegorical characters, symbolic settings, and dramatic subjects, realism depicted ordinary people in
everyday situations
What aspects of the Civil War might have caused this dramatic shift in style, form, and thematic discourse in American literature?

Answer 1

Racism

Step-by-step explanation:

The most important aspect that leads to civil war is racism which is why civil war takes place. When the civil war took place, the problem of racism was eliminated!