Maggie (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Maggie, Jimmy, Pete, The Mother
- 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
The Story:
In the slums of New York City, Maggie and her two brothers grew up in the squalor and corruption, both moral and physical, of that poverty-stricken area. Her father usually came home from work drunk, and her mother, too, was fond of the bottle. The children were neglected. When the drunken parents ranted at each other, the children hid in terror under the table or the bed.
Somehow Maggie managed to remain untouched by that sordidness. Her younger brother died. Jimmy, her older brother, went to work after their father died. He fought, drank, and had many...
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