Social realism

Social realism is like when you draw a picture of people doing things, but it's not just any picture. It's a type of picture that tries to show what life is really like for regular people, like you and me.

Imagine if you drew a picture of your family having dinner together. Social realism would want you to draw the picture so that it looks like a real family having dinner. You would try to make the people look like real people, with real emotions on their faces. You would try to show what they might be feeling or thinking during dinner, and what their surroundings might look like.

Social realism doesn't always have to be a drawing. It can also be in movies, books, and plays. People who create social realism try to make their work look and feel like real life, instead of something that is made up or fake.

Social realism started in the 19th century when artists and writers became interested in showing what life was like for regular people. They wanted to show how people lived, worked, and struggled during a time when there was a lot of change happening in society. Since then, social realism has been used to show what life is like in different places and times, and it helps us understand what it's like to be someone else.