- Realistic fiction has been around since people have been telling stories.
- Contemporary is in the name, and what was current yesterday will be different from what is current tomorrow...
For example:
Little Women was written in the 1860s and
depicts what life was like for women
during that time. Was considered CRF, not
anymore.
depicts what life was like for women
during that time. Was considered CRF, not
anymore.
The Last of the Mohicans takes place
on the frontier in the 1820s. It was
realistic for the time, but is not
considered CRF today.
on the frontier in the 1820s. It was
realistic for the time, but is not
considered CRF today.
Changes in content...
- Before CRF stories mainly centered around friendships and school experiences.
- Now we see CRF stories covering topics that were previously taboo
- death, divorce, drugs/alcohol, single parent and same
sex parent homes, mental and physical illnesses and
disabilities, poverty, religious/cultural diversity
Controversy...
- Before CRF stories mainly centered around friendships and school experiences.
- Now we see CRF stories covering topics that were previously taboo
- death, divorce, drugs/alcohol, single parent and same
sex parent homes, mental and physical illnesses and
disabilities, poverty, religious/cultural diversity
Controversy...
- There has been controversy in the past with allowing kids access to this genre.
- Adults sometimes believe that the content in these titles is too much or the topic is too mature for the age group--that they are too realistic.
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