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A 5
page paper which examines the position of Maggie in Stephen Crane’s “Maggie: A Girl
of the Streets” in relationship to opportunities available for women at the turn of the
century. The paper argues that while there were opportunities in some parts of the
country, Maggie’s environment and position in society were such that there were no
options for her. No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAcrane1.rtf
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one girl who becomes a woman. She is born into a world of utter violence and chaos. At one point in her young life we see her gain a sense
of hope in the figure of a young man. But, those hopes are quickly dashed, leaving her in a position to fend for herself and leaving her to understand that
there is no such thing as hope. Many may well argue that Maggie had other options in relationship to her future. They would argue that she should have just
picked herself up and moved out of the city perhaps to find a life elsewhere. They would also argue that she had many other options besides prostitution and eventual suicide.
However, Maggie inherently had no other choice, no vision, no opportunity because of her environment. Even today we see similar situations where we, as educated individuals, feel that women have
a choice in their environment and if proving to be negative they have the chance to up and move. But, the truth is that environment, along with innate intelligence, are
incredibly powerful and tend to create individuals who have little, if any, options. Bearing that in mind the following paper discusses how and why Maggie had no opportunities during her
time period. Maggie When we first see Maggie as a young girl we immediately see the environment she lives in, the environment she is being raised in, and essentially
the only environment she knows. In the following excerpt we see something of her painful realities, realities that mold who she is: "As his sister continued her lamentations, he suddenly
swore and struck her. The little girl reeled and, recovering herself, burst into tears and quaveringly cursed him. As she slowly retreated her brother advanced dealing her cuffs" (Crane Chapter
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