... immediate impact and the environment is immediately described. "It was an eighty-cow dairy". I find this quite useful as it immediately portrays realism by describing the setting giving us the capability of picturing the surroundings in our heads. I also feel that "Odour of Chrysanthemums" portrays realism to a great extent through its setting. "Odour of Chrysanthemums" is based on a stereotypical mining town in England. For example, the pub and the pit are both mentioned frequently. In the period in which this story is set, the pub was a typical and important part of every day life in mining towns. I also feel that the characters give a great sense of realism in both of the stories. Firstly, if you look at the marriage of Walter and Elizabeth in "Odour of Chrysanthemums" you are given a realistic example of the sort of characters around which the book is ...

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