The article deals with the importance of realism which is apparent up to this day when it continues to be used to create literary pieces in all possible genres and forms including novels, short stories. Realism remains the basis of the American literature. Realism in American Literature marks a turning point in the development of story writing because now it has become possible to see how ordinary characters live their ordinary lives. Indeed, such American writers as Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Henry James and Stephen Crane, Jack London are known for their realistic works.
Kakharova Mohigul Yusufovna (Wed,) studied this question.