A Mystery of Heroism

by Stephen Crane

A Mystery of Heroism: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

“A Mystery of Heroism” is a short story that belongs to the genres of realism and naturalism. Realism and naturalism are related genres—realist literature seeks to capture life as it really is (as opposed to romantic or glorified portrayals of it), and naturalist literature does so as well, in a slightly more cynical way.