The Battle with Mr. Covey

In the short story, The Battle with Mr. Covey, there are many signs of realism. Throughout the story, the author emphasises the blood to show the readers how scary slavery is. When the slave is walking through the woods, the author describes it by saying ""From the crown of my head to my feet, I was covered with blood. My hair was all clotted with dust and blood; my shirt was stiff with blood. My legs and feet were torn in sundry places with briers and thorns, and were also covered with blood." By describing this, the author is showing how harsh slavery can be and how upsetting it is. The author is hoping that when somebody reads this story, that they will feel so upset that they will do something about it. That is was realism is all about. Its about showing people the harsh reality, hoping that by seeing this, people will want to do something about it to make it better. Another part of realism is describing everything right down to the last detail. In the quote above, the author is really showing you how the slave looks right now so that you dont have to use your imagination to create an image, he has already done it for you.