in what ways was realism in the mid-nineteenth century a response to changing social and economic conditions? Select all that apply

1) realist writers sought to expose the grim lives of urban factory workers

2) the work of realist writers and artists highlighted the unsavory impact of industrialism on poor people

3) Realist artists and writers celebrated the vast improvements in the living standards of the expanding middle class

4) The decline in economic opportunities for entrepreneurs and small factory owners was reflected in the stories of realist writes

1) realist writers sought to expose the grim lives of urban factory workers

In the mid-nineteenth century, Realism responded to changing social and economic conditions by trying to expose the lives of urban factory workers. Realism writers tried to move forward in relation with the Impressionism, putting at the centre of their writing the raw reality of workers in the urban cities.

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