Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by Stephen Crane about a girl named Maggie and her attempts to rise out of poverty. Growing up with her brother Jimmie and oppressive parents in Manhattan, Maggie eventually finds a job at a shirt factory and begins to date Jimmie's friend Pete. Neither Jimmy nor his friends and family approve of Maggie's relationship and so slander and destroy the relationship, convincing Pete to abandon her. Pete lives a lavish life, while Maggie becomes a prostitute and eventually dies.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Stories a collection of stories by Stephen Crane. The title story, is Maggie's attempts to rise from poverty. Growing up in Manhattan with her domineering parents and brother Jimmie, Maggie eventually finds a menial job and begins to date Jimmie's friend Pete. Jimmy and his family disapprove, slandering and destroying the relationship, eventually convincing Pete to abandon her. Pete goes on to happiness and success, while Maggie becomes a prostitute and dies.
Maggies condition throughout the novel is forced upon her by things outside of her control She has a crush on a boy like many girls do at her age but is too naive to the world to understand his intentions Her family is mad because they believe she is sleeping around While she is truly just an innocent young girl with a crush These misunderstandings escalate to the point that Maggie is kicked out of her home The rumors that are spread about her then prevent her from returning Maggies situation p
The Red Badge of Courage Summary During the Civil War a Union regiment rests along a riverbank where it has been camped for weeks A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march Eventually word gets to Henry Fleming a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment who is struggling to find his courage because he fears that if he were to see battle he might run Yet ironically the narrator reveals that Henry joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military con