Question

how did the civil war influence the beginning of american realism?
a. most soldiers came from the middle and lower classes, and americans wanted to know more about them.
b. with the onset of industrial and scientific advances, americans no longer believed in the supernatural.
c. with all of the death and destruction from the war, americans wanted to escape into an ideal world.
d. despite the industrial and scientific advances, americans still believed in the supernatural.

Explanation:

• Option A: During the Civil War, many soldiers were from the middle and lower classes. After the war, there was an interest in depicting the real - life experiences and lives of these common people, which is in line with the realist focus on ordinary life.
• Option B: Industrial and scientific advances are more related to the decline of Romanticism (which often had elements of the supernatural) rather than a direct influence of the Civil War on Realism.
• Option C: Wanting to escape into an ideal world is more characteristic of Romanticism or other escapist literary movements, not Realism.
• Option D: Belief in the supernatural is not a factor that influenced the rise of Realism, and it is not related to the impact of the Civil War on Realism.

Answer:

A. Most soldiers came from the middle and lower classes, and Americans wanted to know more about them.