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The definition of morality varies across different levels of society. In order for a member outside a certain societal level to be properly integrated, it is vital that he or she learns the moral code of that class. In this essay, three novels that deal with societal integration of an outside member will be examined: Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, William Dean Howells' The Rise of Silas Lapham and Kate Chopin's The Awakening. These three works were written during the tumultuous period that followed the American Civil War, when realist novels rose to dominate the literary circle. As a genre, realism dealt with real individuals in society in a realm where people were the judges of their lives and determined their own moral code. Realist novels were intended for the common man, and documented the individual struggles of people attempting to enter a new world while they reconcile their personal morals with those of the new code. In each of the works examined, the......

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