“Why should he cling to life? » he asked, dropping the flaming stick into the snow. It crackled and went out. The circle groaned worriedly, but held on. He saw again the last stand of the old bull elk, and Koskoosh dropped his head into his lap. What does it matter after all? Wasn't that the law of life? (London 752). This is a direct quote from the book “Law of Life” by Jack London. This is a great example of naturalism, which is a philosophical understanding that we are completely isolated in a single physical universe. Charles Darwin is said to have had a huge influence on naturalism. Although Darwin's theory has not been applied to humans, natural selection remains quite similar to naturalism. The naturalist movement began during World War I and uses devices such as realism, pessimism, theme, and irony. Stephen Crane was a writer known for his naturalistic writings in poems. The realism in Crane's poems is very definite. For example, in his poem “In the Desert,” Crane talks about a creature in the desert. He talks about the creature and how it eats his heart. The creature...