Works such as hamlin garland's "the return of a private" are classified as realism because they

guide readers to think about historical and political figures in ways that are humanizing and interesting

present readers with a faithful representation of people, places, and events that they can recognize and relate to

shy away from the gritty realities of life, instead presenting readers with a sanitized version of reality

offer readers solutions to the conflicts and problems that plague modern life but seem to be impossible to resolve