NameProfessorCourseDateRealism and Non-Realism in To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and the Fox by D.H. LawrenceVarious works of literature seek to either display things as they are or use fantasy to express situations that do not exist. The two extreme ends form the basis of realism and non-realism literatures. Realism literature concerns with identifying realities and using textual characters to allow an understanding of true events (Stremmel and Uta 2). On the other hand, non-realism advocates literary truth, which is usually different from factual truth. Either way, whether one uses realism or realism, there is usually a predetermined objective that writers aim to achieve. Realism enables readers contextualize life events while reading literature (Holquist 31). Further, it is through realism writing that readers relate literature events with true-life happenings. This essay seeks to discuss the theme of realism and non-realism as depicted by Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence in their books, “To the Lighthouse” and “The Fox” respectively. Evidently, realism and non-realism contribute too many aspects in the books from plot building, character analysis to also allow readers understand setting.How Authors Present Realism and Non-RealismTo begin with, non-realism is widely used by both authors to explain a number