Contemporary

Realistic
Fiction
Ara Joy S. Lising
BEEd 2-2
 Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
• consists of stories rooted in reality (could
actually happen) but the character are
fictionalized
• nothing in the story connects itself to a
time or event in history, but focuses on
problems facing children’s lives today
such as divorce, a new sibling, or teen
issues.
 Values of
Contemporary
Realistic
Fiction
 Values of Contemporary Realistic
Fiction
1. Provides children a better understanding
of human problems and human
relationships.
2. Helps children expand their points of
view by gaining other’s perspective.
3. Reassures young people that they are
not the only ones facing problems.
 Values of Contemporary
Realistic Fiction

4. Illuminates experiences that children

have not found.
5. Many realistic stories allow children to
identify with characters their own age.
6. Serve as possible models (good and
bad) for coping with human problems
SUBJECT IN REALISTIC
FICTION
Jhilyn Fider
BEEd 2-2
FAMILY LIFE
- The family stories of the late
1930s through the early 1960s depict
some of the strongest, warmest family
relationship in contemporary realistic
fiction for children

GROWING UP
- Children face numerous
challenges when they venture from the
family environment and begin the often
difficult process of growing up.
SURVIVAL
- Physical and emotional survival
are fundamental challenges. The
strong personalities of survival
literature are especially popular with
older children who enjoy adventure
stories.

DEATH
- Part of growing up is realizing
and gradually accepting the fact of
death