American realists depicted the more common, harsh and even vulgar aspects of life in their fiction. Elaborate on this statement by referring to specific authors’ works in the 19th century

American realists depicted the more common, harsh and even vulgar aspects of life in their fiction. Elaborate on this statement by referring to specific authors’ works
in the 19th century

American realists depicted the more common, harsh and even vulgar aspects of life in their fiction. Elaborate on this statement by referring to specific authors’ works
in the 19th century.
(Essay should be between 1700 and 2000 words, spacing single and half, New Times Roman, font 12)

Main Reference: Gregg Crane (2007). The Cambridge Introduction to the Nineteenth-Century American Novel. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. Chapter 3: pp. 155-207.