Read the excerpt from chapter 12 of the awakening.

robert knew the girl, and he talked to her a little in the boat. no one present understood what they said. her name was mariequita. she had a round, sly, piquant face and pretty black eyes. her hands were small, and she kept them folded over the handle of her basket. her feet were broad and coarse. she did not strive to hide them. edna looked at her feet, and noticed the sand and slime between her brown toes.

which best explains why the excerpt is an example of realism?

a. characters are simplified and play a secondary role to a fast-paced plot with lots of action.

b. the ways in which characters interact depicts an optimistic outlook on the human condition.

c. the ways in which characters from different social classes perceive and treat each other are addressed.

d. characters are described with the use of powerful language that the reader visualize the scene.