<u>Answer</u>:
That which most closely matches the literary style and time period common to both excerpts is Realism. Realism writers had an interest in understanding society and individual emotions, actions, and motivations. So, here the right answer would be Option C.
<u>Explanation</u>:
The literary realism movement kicked off in the middle of the nineteenth century and went on till the beginning of the next century. Its major catch is that it rejected imaginative idealisation and focused on resembling definite and detailed pictures of the reality be it nature or life.
Literary realism anchors on capturing real life accurately starting from the clothes, setting and light. They believed in creating honest and unadorned art and literature .
Mr. Raymond thinks this, because Scout and Dill have not yet been alive long enough to become corrupted and hateful. The adults in Maycomb have built up years of gossip and prejudices, but Raymond sees young children such as Scout and Dill as a type of clean slate, who can still be educated about the way others live, and can understand things differently than the others in town.
The correct answer is <span>Drouin and O’Neil are both experienced scholars who write about poverty and hunger in the United States.
This is a thesis because it can be examined and proved or disproved. Whether article is readable and personally enjoyable can't be tested because everyone has their own taste while comparing their arguments is not that relevant for a thesis but could be used in the body.</span>