The uncertain course of the futureRealism happens every day, we may not know it, but that's the reason why not everyone knows how to live their life to a happy ending, that's the reason why sometimes you can't get everything you want in your life. Realism is the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly. Realism is a trend that emerged in the 19th century, during which literature described life "as it is" and focused on real life. This literary movement frequently depicted everyday life; this follows the rule of a phenomenal world and nothing being added to your life. It does the opposite job of what a filter would do for any problems one may encounter later in life. Realism is depicted in Kate Chopin's short stories, The Story of an Hour and A Pair of Silk Stockings. In both short stories, the main characters are confronted with a dream/fantasy that they have always wanted to encounter; something rare that only lasted a short time. The freedom each character enjoyed was a kind of new freedom they had never experienced before. For example, in The Story of an Hour, the main character Louise Mallards feels oppressed because she cannot live for herself. She realizes at the end that her husband was alive the whole time and that her short fantasy has ended. She thought it would last forever until she died, but she was wrong. Another example of realism is A Pair of Silk Stockings, the main character in this story was little Mrs. Sommers. She finds fifteen dollars on the ground and this feeling of having so much money ends up controlling her until there is nothing left. Her lack of ability to control herself and her curiosity control her and money. W...... middle of paper......his freedom. When she sees Brently still alive, it sends her back into the real world, and in response she struggles to continue living and facing life as a superior figure. Mrs. Sommers' dream was to continue living as she did the day she found the fifteen dollars, she had no worries or stress that day until she ran out of money . Both characters wanted to live their lives the way they did once they achieved the freedom they always desired, but ultimately they ran out of time and their fantasy ended. The formal view is that realism generally says that not everything ends as one hopes and dreams. Works Cited Chopin, Kate and Kate Chopin. The story of an hour. Logan, IA: Perfection Learning, 2001. Print. Chopin, Kate. A pair of silk stockings. United States: Sn, 2012. Print.