Realism as a literary genre seeks primarily to
a. generate support for environmental issues.
b. replicate a believable everyday reality.
c. draw a meaningful distinction between love and work.
d. describe the political systems of the day.
The correct answer is letter b. replicate a believable everyday reality. Realism as a literary genre seeks primarily to replicate a believable everyday reality. Literary realism is when you take a work of fantasy and put it as close to the actual events as possible. This means that you are turning what is fake into what is real.