Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
What are the similarities and differences between the three literary giants, Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James, in terms of thei

Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
What are the similarities and differences between the three literary giants, Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James, in terms of their literary orientation?

A.They are the three dominant figures of the Realistic Period. Together they brought to fulfillment native trends in the realistic portrayal of the landscape and social surfaces, brought to perfection the vernacular style,and explored and exploited the literary possibilities of the interior life.
B.Together in short, they set the example and charted the future course for the subjects, themes, techniques and styles of fiction we still call modern.
C.Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived. Mark Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories. While henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the "inner world" of man. (p474)