Read the excerpt from chapter 12 of the awakening. [roger] had soon joined her. [edna] had never sent for him before. she had never asked for him. she had never seemed to want him before. she did not appear conscious that she had done anything unusual in commanding his presence. he was apparently equally unconscious of anything extraordinary in the situation. but his face was suffused with a quiet glow when he met her. which best explains how the excerpt is an example of naturalism?

What better explains how this excerpt is an example of naturalism is that the characters are being described as "not conscious" and "unconscious" with respect to the internal forces driving their actions.

Explanation:

Naturalism, similarly to Realism, rejected the principles or Romantic literature. Against Romantic supernatural events, the the symbolic and the imaginative, Naturalism embraced fact, logic and empiricism. One of the branches of knowledge embraced by Naturalism was psychology, especially Behaviourism. In The Awakening, Kate Chopin emphasizes the role of human instincts and society in the actions of the characters. The natural enviroment and society have great influence in the characters even if they are not aware of it.

Answer is D

Explanation:

repetition is used to make the poem come off the page