How did the civil war influence the beginning of american realism?

most soldiers came from the middle and lower classes, and americans wanted to know more about them.

with the onset of industrial and scientific advances, americans no longer believed in the supernatural.

with all of the death and destruction from the war, americans wanted to escape into an ideal world.

despite the industrial and scientific advances, americans still believed in the supernatural.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.