Who are the three dominant figures of the American

正确答案：The three dominant figures of the period were William Dean Howells Mark Twain and Henry James. Though the three prominent writers all worked for realism they had different undemanding of 'truth'. While Mark Twain and Howells seem to have paid more attention to the 'Lie' of the Americans Henry James has apparently laid a greater emphasis on the' inner world' of man. He is a realist of the inner life. Though Twain and Howells both share the Same concern in presenting the truth of the American society they have each of them different emphasis. Howells focuses his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they live while Twain deals with his own region and people of the lower class of society at the forefront of his stories. James writes mostly of the upper reaches of American society.
ThethreedominantfiguresoftheperiodwereWilliamDeanHowells,MarkTwain,andHenryJames.Thoughthethreeprominentwritersallworkedforrealism,theyhaddifferentundemandingof'truth'.WhileMarkTwainandHowellsseemtohavepaidmoreattentiontothe'Lie'oftheAmericans,HenryJameshasapparentlylaidagreateremphasisonthe'innerworld'ofman.Heisarealistoftheinnerlife.ThoughTwainandHowellsbothsharetheSameconcerninpresentingthetruthoftheAmericansociety,theyhaveeachofthemdifferentemphasis.Howellsfocuseshisdiscussionontherisingmiddleclassandthewaytheylive,whileTwaindealswithhisownregionandpeopleofthelowerclassofsocietyattheforefrontofhisstories.JameswritesmostlyoftheupperreachesofAmericansociety.