What message did Naturalists try to express in their works? A. Artwork should focus on the environment. B. Nature was more powerful than people. C. Human beings were shaped by their environment. D. It was better to leave everything in its natural state.

The message that Naturalists try to express in their works was that D) It was better to leave everything in its natural state. The key aspect was that it was important to represent the subject matter truthfully, without artificiality, exotic and supernatural events among other things. There have been different Naturalism or Realism movements in literature and in theater as well.