The book report for this marking period is one that is enjoyed by millions and millions of people; Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, by Stephen Crane. What is interesting about this book is that even though it was written well over one hundred years ago, the lessons learned in this book can be applied to the time and place of today.
This novel is set in an unnamed city in the south, probably during the late 19th century. The story begins with Jimmie as a little kid getting into scraps with a rival gang. Then it jumps about 4 years to when Jimmie was a preteen. About every few chapters the story line will jump a few years and by the end of Maggie’s life the story would have spanned about 30 years. People around the city hate Jimmie and Maggie’s family, the Johnson’s, because their parents drink and get rowdy in the middle of the night. The atmosphere of this book is heavy and depressing, because all the people in the city are poor and then the author describes the horrible conditions that they live in. But when the main character dies, the emotion changes, because the family comes together and you are filled with over joy.
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There is no narrator; we the audience are the narrator and we can read the people’s minds and know what they are thinking through and outside observer. Then his father showed up, and took him by the ear and dragged him all the way home. This is also shown when she is at home. Where Maggie lives, the people really don’t count on physical looks, but Maggie on the other hand is the most beautiful woman of the community. And says that all people can make it to heaven sinned or not sinned. Crane’s message is somewhat clear and that is that whether you are alive or not, people will always forgive you and make anew. In the end her mother finally forgives her daughter for disgracing the family’s name. She goes to them and then she is hooked, she likes black entertainment. She goes around staring at him, but not saying really much. Jimmie has now taken a shine to drinking and coming home drunk all the time, and Maggie had grown to be the most beautiful woman in town. When Jimmie was being hit in the face by rocks in the opening scene, we knew that it was not hurting as much as he was mad at the people throwing the rocks at him. When Jimmie came home, his mother found out that he had been fighting and started beating him up. This would happen in their house hold almost every day. At first it appears that he loves his sister and has a good relationship with her.
Approximate Word count =
1403
Approximate Pages =
6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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