Realism is described as “the mirror of the reality”. Unlike Romanticism, it reflects everything in a plain way without any artificial description. A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert is an example of realism. The author depicts Felicite’s daily life and her experiences in the writing. He demonstrates Felicite’s miserable life and truly reflect her whole life in an objective way. The story does not have many romantic description or supernatural things. It straightly traced the life of a woman and reflect the reality of the world.

Naturalism was influenced by the theory of Darwinism. It emphasized on how the social environment affect the people’s life. Naturalism not only demonstrate the reality but also explain the reason that cause the things happen. It expands the idea of realism and explain everything in scientific ways. In Separate Ways by Higuchi Ichiyo, Okyo and Kichizo struggled because of their social status. Kichizo was an orphan and worked at a umbrella store. People always tease him because of his height. Okyo was a seamstress that move to the neighborhood and was kind to Kichizo. They may love each other but Okyo finally chose to become someone’s mistress and left Kichizo. It might be the only way that can make her life better. The story shows that the difference between social classes ultimately leads to the separation of two people.