Poverty In Stephen Crane's Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets
Poverty and the Person Poverty in the US is a problem, as it is anywhere else. It’s a relevant subject today in 2015 as it was in Stephen Crane’s time in 1893. Stephen Crane was known for his work in Naturalism, Impressionism, and Realism, in a time of Romanticism. Crane wanted to let others know what was really going on, and what those experiencing poverty went through. He bluntly got his point across in his novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, he was able to make everyone else aware of what was going on. Poverty changes people in negative ways and makes them behave in animalistic ways. It can change the way they look at life and everyone else around them. It can significantly change the chances of one reaching the “American Dream”. Poverty attacks everyone, it doesn’t see gender, color, or religion. For you to understand how big of an impact poverty has on people, we will quickly summarize Crane’s novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. This is the story of a very poor family growing up in New York City. Mary, is the mother of Jimmie, Maggie, and Tommie. Mary has a husband, but he’s never home and spends most of the time being drunk. However, Mary isn’t any better. She’s also a belligerent drunk and physically, and verbally abuses her children when she is intoxicated. She even gets into brawls with her own husband in front of her children. Soon after she’s
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He was able to bring the attention that it needs. Sadly, this novel is still relatable today as it was then. Showing that we have made little progress to fix this problem. He was able to let others know what the poor go through. Poverty changes people in negative ways and makes them behave in animalistic ways. It can change the way they look at life and everyone else around them. It can significantly change the chances of one reaching the “American Dream”. Poverty attacks everyone, it doesn’t see gender, color, or
He was able to bring the attention that it needs. Sadly, this novel is still relatable today as it was then. Showing that we have made little progress to fix this problem. He was able to let others know what the poor go through. Poverty changes people in negative ways and makes them behave in animalistic ways. It can change the way they look at life and everyone else around them. It can significantly change the chances of one reaching the “American Dream”. Poverty attacks everyone, it doesn’t see gender, color, or