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FIC CRA
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Publication
Chandler Pub. Co.; Science Research Associates, distributors, Chicago (1968), 163 pages
Description
Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is a novella by American author Stephen Crane. It depicts a poor family in a New York neighborhood, whose parents are drunk and abusive. As the children grow up, Maggie attempts to better herself, but is defeated by her desperate surrounds and the poverty of humanity surrounding her..
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LibraryThing member la2bkk
I highly recommend this short work by Stephen Crane, better known for The Red Badge of Courage. Maggie: A Girl of The Streets portrays a dismal picture of life at the bottom rung of the social order in 19th century NYC, and is a damning commentary on alcoholism, poor parenting and how much
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environment can negatively impact one's ultimate happiness. Show Less
LibraryThing member ashschreck
I loved it. The characters and plot are haunting and realistic, the story absolutely drags you into every detail and you can't forget them once you're done reading.
LibraryThing member TheWasp
Maggie is reared amid poverty nd two drunkard parents. Her brothers favourite past time is brawling. Her younger brother dies- more than likely from neglect - as does her father.As she grows into a young women she is rejected by her first love and her morals are questioned by her family, her mother
A sad reflection on the degree to which "family" is responsible for the next generation, and the inability of some to see this.
This is a short story, and was a luxury to read in the 1974 Limited Edition Club edition
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not wanting her back home , claiming she cannot understand how anything in her upbringing could bring her to this point.A sad reflection on the degree to which "family" is responsible for the next generation, and the inability of some to see this.
This is a short story, and was a luxury to read in the 1974 Limited Edition Club edition
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LibraryThing member ottilieweber
2-2.5
I had to read this for my econ. class, interesting read. It was easy to read, but considering the time frame that the story was taking place in some of the dialogue was a little crud and hard to read. Again that was people on the street long ago with no education so I get why it was that way.
I had to read this for my econ. class, interesting read. It was easy to read, but considering the time frame that the story was taking place in some of the dialogue was a little crud and hard to read. Again that was people on the street long ago with no education so I get why it was that way.
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I felt bad for Maggie considering the life she read, but the ending! WTH?! g Show Less
LibraryThing member AliceAnna
Not a very good book, in my opinion. The dialect came across as ludicrous. The morality was ridiculous, but I suppose that was the point. The mother and son were probably worse morally than the daughter, but it was her state in life that destroyed her.
LibraryThing member CJ82487
While the dialogue took some getting used to and some of the terms are no longer used today, I fell in love with this story. I watched Maggie grow up, fall in love and ultimately die. Crane not only gained my attention but also my sympathy for a character so lifelike I could almost see her. I felt
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like I was transported back in time to witness Maggie's life. Definitely worth reading and a critical piece of American Fiction. Show Less
LibraryThing member DrFuriosa
Depressing but so powerful. I would teach this before I taught The Red Badge of Courage.
Pages
163