Realism was a popular literary movement in nineteenth-century America. American realist writers attempted to convey life authentically by including elements in their works such as true-to-life settings and characters, as well as regional dialects that reflected how people really talked.
Which of the following excerpts contain elements of realism?

A). ("No, you won't. Set down and stay where you are. I ain't going to hurt you, and I ain't going to tell on you, nuther. You just tell me your secret, and trust me. I'll keep it; and, what's more, I'll help you. So'll my old man if you want him to. You see, you're a runaway 'prentice, that's all. It ain't anything. There ain't no harm in it. You've been treated bad, and you made up your mind to cut. Bless you, child, I wouldn't tell on you. Tell me all about it now, that's a good boy.")

(Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

Explanation:

Realism is characterized as the literary period in which the writers were more inclined towards portraying the subjects as they are in real life.

Mark Twain is popularly known as one of the most popular realists of all time. He laid emphasis on depicting the characters naturally and true-to-life through which the audience can relate themselves.

In the first excerpt, the speech pattern employs the use of dialect which gives it a realistic touch and shows the conflicts that people go through in regular life.

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