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Eng 327 Maggie: A Girl from the Streets-The Almost Cinderella Story. A theme that is often reoccurring in novellas and novels written in or around the time of the
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Maggie: A Girl from the Streets-The Almost Cinderella Story.
A theme that is often reoccurring in novellas and novels written in or around the time of the late 1800s and early 1900's is that of class. Status appears to be one of the most important ideals that the characters within these types of novels seem to cling to. They become embarrassed of the life style they lead, and always keep the attitude that the "grass is greener on the other side of the fence." Maggie: A Girl from the Streets is no exception. When I first began reading this novella, I expected it to be a "rags to riches" tale and looked forward to reading the happy ending. However, this was not the reality that would present itself at the end of the story.
Maggie came from a family that was, to say the least, more than dysfunctional. Her father and mother were both drunks who endlessly beat their children and each other. With the beatings and the death of her baby brother, her life was that of a struggle. Both her and her older brother Jimmie were forced to grow up at an early age. Jimmie was hardened in spirit and began to lose any sense of emotion that he had before. As he grew older, he replaced the role that their father once had, and became no better than a lazy drunk. Maggie was the complete opposite of her negative and troubled brother. She had to support the family by working in a shirt and cuff factory, which she did with a strength that is admirable. She was, to use another cliché, a "diamond in the ruff", and known as one of the most beautiful girls to set foot in their neighborhood. She was innocent, sweet, naïve, and soon she fell in love.
When she meets Pete, Jimmie's friend, the first idea of a class above Maggie's is presented. He was a bartender and a fighter. Stephen Crane, the author of Maggie: a Girl from the Streets, presents Pete in a swooning type of way, as to make it seen the way that Maggie perceived it to be. "His mannerisms stamped...
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