In the story about Huck Finn, the binary of romantic vs. realism is very spoken throughout the chapters. When I first noticed this binary, it was when Huck felt guilty about people being upset over his disappearance (romantic). Although he then realizes he cannot go back and has to think of his safety (realism). Also, the island that Jim and Huck are hiding out on is almost shown as a paradise, where they smoke cigars freely and watch the river (romantic). When the storm happens and the house floats by with the murdered man, it ruins the paradise of the island. This is realism because it shows that their paradise/romance on this island cannot last forever. Realism is showed when Huck goes to the house to get an update on news, as well. This is because the lady tells Huck there's a bounty reward out for Jim, and that her husband is going to the island because there's smoke coming from it. This also shows Huck and Jim need to leave their safe island, because it is not safe anymore. Another form of realism that this paradise won't last forever, is when Jim gets bit by a snake and his leg puffs up. Jim getting bit by a snake because of Huck's trick, shows Huck is still a child and needs an adult figure. This is realism. Jim notices this throughout the chapters with Huck, Jim notices this and they almost form a family, with Jim protecting him from the nasty world and stuff that happens. This is romantic.

In Chicamaugna this binary shows strongly as well.  The romantic view started from the beginning.  The boys father was in the war and the boy knew enough of what happened to make a wooden sward himself. The dad is a realist here because it says he wouldn't realize it was a sword himself. The romantic view goes on when the boy goes into the woods to fight foes over the raging river (says after the raging river is a stream). Although when something "real" that appears and could potentially hurt him (a rabbit), the boy was startled (realism). Along with this, when the boy is romanticizing, he almost forgets that his mom may be worried. In realism, the mom is worried at home and heartbroken. At the end, the boy was dancing in the blaze of the flames of the fire that was occurring. This would be romanticized, because it almost seems like he thinks he is imagining it. He goes on with trying to fuel it to make it bigger, and is still romanticizing.  The realism part to this is when he finally approaches the fire and realizes it looks like his house that is burning. He then snaps out of hi romanticizing and becomes sad because he realistically notices whats happening.

 I believe his view on war the exact binary of romantic vs. realism. I believe the author of this thinks that to people who have not experienced it, war is heroic and awesome....which would be the romantic view. People on the outside are in a romantic state of it, like kids, and doesn't realize how devastating war can be. The realism view on this is that you can die, it kills people, there is alot of fear, and it destroys. A lot of people are oblivious that war does do this and only looks at the "good that is does."

Twain's writing is definitely different than the short story. Twain's writing shows TWO people that are involved in a conflict and working together to get out of it. It shows their romantic view on it, then realism that shows events that happened proving the romantic view cannot last forever. In Chickamauga, it shows one person who has experienced it, and a child that only portrays and acts out what he thinks war is...then realizing all the fear behind war.