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Raymond Carver and Kate Chopin

***** Chopin and Raymond ***** are two important American writers, known for writing with unique and original styles. In their times, they each wrote in a way that was considered new and different. Looking back at their styles of ***** now, it can be seen that the two writers are not so unique after all, as *****ir writing styles share many similarities. Carver is ***** for writing with new levels of realism, where his characters do not achieve happy endings but remain as average people doing the best they can in their worlds. Chopin is generally described as a n*****turalist writer, ***** naturalism is defined as "a more deliber*****te kind of realism in novels, stories, and plays, usually involving a view of human beings as passive victims of natural forces and social environment" (Baldick 146). This definition of naturalism is also a suitable ***** for Carver's ***** *****. In comparing the two writers, it can be seen that ********** both share this approach based on *****, with their writing styles both creating the style in similar **********. This will now be discussed in more detail by consider*****g ***** elements of the ***** style including characterization, *****mes, and endings.

***** are two important aspects of ***** that contri*****e to the naturalist *****. The first is that ***** ***** are average people and the second is ***** the characters are ***** special enough to become heroes in any way. Both writers offer working-class characters. Even more importantly, neither writer creates working-class characters that actually have unique qualities ***** will allow them to rise above their situations. Doing this would create works with greater levels of hope ***** reduced levels of realism, which is not what either ***** ***** about. The types of characters presented by Carver ***** be considered ***** looking at several of his short *****. "A Small Good Thing" is a good ex*****mple, where the story is based on two parents whose s***** is hit by a c*****r. The story ********** follows them dealing with the accident and ***** the hospital staff, and then with the eventual death of their son. This is a good example ***** how the characters created do not ***** any special character*****tics that allows *****m to suddenly ***** heroes, despite how much they might want ***** be. In the story, the ***** has been injured ***** the ***** are powerless to get the doctor's to listen to them. ***** parent's pain over the situation is clear, ***** the fear of losing *****ir son as ***** a motiv*****tion ***** they ***** ever have. Yet, despite their desire to help, they remain ***** throughout the *****. The other interesting point ***** characterization is that the baker becomes a main character. At the end ***** the story, the ***** take their anger out on the *****, when ***** anger should really be directed at ***** doctor. The baker then offers the parents cinnamon rolls, as "a small ***** thing" that ***** parents can