Three forms of American literature during the 19th and 20th century are realism, naturalism, and local color. All three are very different styles of writing however, each one can have sub categories. Naturalism is another major literature movement of that occurred in America. Naturalism is a form of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. Naturalist study human beings being governed by their passions as well as the easy the characters’ lives are governed by their environment. Some of the major themes of naturalism are survival in an amoral world, the struggle with the brute within, and futile attempts of man exercising free will. One of the many authors of the naturalist movement is Stephen Crane. Crane wrote the “Blue Hotel” in which he demonstrates the characters struggle with survival in an amoral society. The Easterner fighting the urge to tell everyone that he also knew Johnnie was cheating. This action eventually ends up getting the Swede killed. Local color authors sought to preserve the way of life that was often threatened by industrialization, immigration and reconstruction. Some of the key factors to local color is speech and manners while it also focuses on the dialect, and often focuses on regional characteristics. Some major themes of local color include escape, and constraints of society. One writer of local color was Kate Chopin who wrote “The Awakening.” In “The Awakening” she writes of the constant struggle Edna is having with society. Edna was in a constant struggle, whether it was her struggle with her sexual desires, or her fighting to be different than what her surroundings were trying to make her out to be. Edna also fought to escape the roll that society had put on her the role of being a mother, and having to be a hostess even when she did not