arpiarian is considered the founder of realism in modern armenian literature, the leader of a literary movement without an established school. while many writers were into romanticism at the time, he introduced a new trend that revolutionized armenian literature. he gained the confidence of his readers by expressing his thoughts honestly and without shame. he was the mentor of an entire generation of armenian realist writers such as tigran kamsarakan, levon pashalian and erukhan.