What is a new realistic novel? Take specific works as examples to explain the difference between new realistic novels and reality novels.
The new realistic novel was a modern literary genre that combined reality and fiction, focusing on describing the details of real life and human nature. Different from the traditional realism literature, the new realistic novel paid more attention to the experience and feelings of individuals and groups, emphasizing the real life feelings and the real description of human nature, and also paid more attention to literature and artistry. The following is an example from the famous new realistic novel, Alive. The novel depicted the life experiences of the protagonist, Fu Gui, to show the life in rural China, the changes in social and political environment, and the complexity of human nature. In the novel, the details of Fugui's life were vividly described, including his family, labor, illness, death and so on. These details reflected the life and survival of ordinary Chinese people. At the same time, Fugui's image was also very realistic. His image was very close to real life, so that readers could feel his emotions and psychological state. Compared with the new realistic novels, reality novels focused more on reflecting social reality and social problems, often using more objective and calm narrative methods, lacking personal emotions and personal descriptions. The purpose of reality novels was not to reveal or criticize social reality, but to convey the author's feelings and thoughts about real life through the form of novels.
