Maggie (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Crane
- First Published: 1893
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Homelessness or homeless people, Suicide, Nineteenth century, New York City, Prostitution or prostitutes, Alienation, Poverty or poor people, Inner cities or inner-city life, Women’s issues
- Locales: Manhattan, NY
Characters Discussed
Maggie, a girl who has grown up in the slums of New York. Although surrounded by corruption of all sorts throughout her youth, she has remained uncontaminated by it. When she falls in love with Pete, a friend of her brother, her moral deterioration begins. After she has lived with him, her family, who are anything but models of decorum, will have nothing to do with her. She turns to prostitution but finds it hard to support herself; eventually, she commits suicide.
Jimmy, Maggie’s brother. After his father’s death, he goes to work to support...
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