Through the years, the novel has had to change to keep in step with the current times. Occasionally, original aspects of writing are executed which lead to a new stylistic movement. Twain, perhaps can be credited with part of the innovation that contributed to Realism, for he included in the narrative of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn different dialects related to the scene of his tale. However, credit cannot be bestowed solely upon Twain. Howells, Miller, James and Wharton can be credited with observing society in different ways through psychology and through culture. Regardless of who is to be credited with what innovation, the literature of the nineteenth century was drastically different that its predecessors.
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