Realism in literature is real thing happening in and around the society as depicted in literary works. In reality novel, the novelist creates a convincing environment and personae that picture his world- view and interpret his experience. Mitra Phukan's novel The Collector's Wife is a realistic novel for it depicts social, political life of a people in a particular juncture of its history. Ms. Phukan captures the certainties, troubles and tribulations in the life of individuals both born and to be born, through the characters like Rukmini, her husband Siddhartha, Manoj who helped her to bear child. To throw the colour of realism, Ms. Phukan uses resisters and some local words