Characterization Techniques and Naturalism in Stephen Crane`s "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"

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Download or read book Characterization Techniques and Naturalism in Stephen Crane`s "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" written by Maria Melanie Meyer and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Leipzig (Institut für Anglistik), course: Written Academic Discourse, language: English, abstract: Scholars classify Stephen Crane's novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets as a "blend of realism and naturalism" (Keenan 937). Set in the Bowery district of 19th century Manhattan, it vividly conveys the poor living conditions of the lower classes. Due to rising immigration rates and urbanization during the so-called 'Gilded Age', the social character of New York had undergone dramatic transformations. Thus, the realistic description of the heroine's poor living conditions in Crane's Maggie serves as a vivid illustration of the urban 19th century "residential segregation according to [. . .] social class" (Shi and Tindall 780). Despite its evident realistic elements, Crane's novel cannot merely be categorized as a work of realism. In fact, the dominant techniques of characterization militate in favour of its categorization as a naturalistic novel rather than a realistic one.

Maggie, a Child of the Streets

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Download or read book Maggie, a Child of the Streets written by Stephen Crane and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie is an astonishing novel of social realism, which parallels many of today's ills. Set in the urban squalor of New York in the 1890s, it follows the careers of the innocent Maggie and her brother Jimmie, children of brutal and drunken parents. It is a tour-de-force equal to The Red Badge of Courage.

Naturalism in Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - a Girl of the Streets'

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Book Synopsis Naturalism in Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - a Girl of the Streets' by : Kristina Eichhorst

Download or read book Naturalism in Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - a Girl of the Streets' written by Kristina Eichhorst and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, language: English, abstract: When Mark Twain published his Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, it was seen as the most important representative of a new literary movement: the realistic literature. Though not everyone thought of the novel as a "masterpiece" from the beginning on, it became more popular and significant in the following decades. Ernest Hemingway even called it "the one book that all modern American literature comes from" (Bloom 2004:2). Taken at face value, this statement implies that also Stephen Crane's Maggie - A Girl of the Streets has been influenced by Twain's writing. Since both authors belong to the same period in American literature they naturally adopted literary styles, topics and devices that were typical for that era. Though both novels belong to the realistic period they vary in certain aspects. Unique to Crane's novel are the use of language and the determinism that accompanies the story. These aspects are the central subjects of this paper. It states that language, the characters and the aspect of determinism make Maggie a rather naturalistic than realistic novel. To understand the difference between both terms a review gives the characteristics of realism and separates naturalism as an independent literary form. The two main aspects that make Maggie a naturalistic novel are being examined separately afterwards. Here, the novel itself shall be the main source. At first, determinism is detected in the novel and it shall explain how the characters' fate is shaped throughout the story. Afterwards, aspects of naturalistic language and animal metaphors are examined. The conclusion gives a brief summary of the findings and offers further considerations on the topic and the novel.

Illusions and Dreams in Stephen Crane’s "Maggie a Girl of the Streets" as a Portrayal of the Romantic Idealism in Melodramas

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Download or read book Illusions and Dreams in Stephen Crane’s "Maggie a Girl of the Streets" as a Portrayal of the Romantic Idealism in Melodramas written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with the book "Maggie a Girl of the Streets" by Stephen Crane. In the middle of the 19th century a new type of literature emerged from the prior romanticist novellas. Authors wanted to present life more realistically than it had been portrayed before, separating from romanticist literature which to them did not seem to portray life in an adequate manner. Therefore, the concepts of "Realism" and "Naturalism" were introduced whose followers tried to portray life as it actually was. The book "Maggie a Girl of the Streets" by Stephen Crane is often considered a naturalist story which appears to fulfil the aspect of portraying life in a realistic way. It deals with the struggles of existence in lower class society, which is a typical feature of naturalist stories. However, Crane often confronts the reader with illusions and dreams of the characters in his book, which seems to contradict the notion of a realist story. Thus, it is questionable if Crane’s Maggie can really be considered a naturalist work. It is therefore interesting to find out what purpose the illusions and dreams in Crane’s book have, as it does not appear to be coincidental that they run throughout the whole story. Furthermore the question arises why "Maggie a Girl of the Streets" can nevertheless be considered a realist piece of work. This term paper argues that Crane uses the devices of illusions and ideals in Maggie as a medium to satirise the romantic melodrama along with its sentimentalism, since it strongly simplifies reality. By means of this thesis first Crane’s exaggerated descriptions of fighting scenes are portrayed, which shall serve as a proof for Crane’s melodramatic allusions, followed by Maggie’s blurred depiction of Pete as the ideal man. Finally it is illustrated how the theatre shows, which contain melodramatic elements, appear to work as a parallelism to Maggie’s story.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

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Download or read book Maggie: A Girl of the Streets written by Stephen Crane and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published under the pseudonym of Johnston Smith, this novella was Stephen Crane's first, large venture into the publishing world. Rejected by several publishing firms, Crane self-published this work. Although it wasn't received well by the public at the time, this early work of Crane is important in relation to his later notoriety as an author

The Environment of Maggie in Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"

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Download or read book The Environment of Maggie in Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" written by Kim Vahnenbruck and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Wuppertal, course: Hauptseminar - New York in American Literature, language: English, abstract: Stephen Crane published his first novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets in March 1893 on his own expenses under the pseudonym "Johnston Smith". As a young author "who was yet to find a public he was cautious about immediately identifying himself with a work that he himself regarded as shocking" (Ziff x) because it tried "to show that environment is a tremendous thing [...] and frequently shapes lives regardless" (Sorrentino 82). That Maggie is one of the major works to criticize the environment of late 19th century New York City becomes obvious when the reader notices that the protagonist Maggie does neither occur in the first, nor in the last chapter of the novella. Looking more closely at the word "environment" itself one can observe that the term is ambiguous. On the surface the term seems to describe the external living conditions, namely where and under which circumstances the characters live. But it is not the life in the Bowery and the tenements Stephen Crane is referring to since Maggie does not die of starvation or diseases, but of the mental influences, such as the Church and the theater that constantly affect the people. Exactly this environment, Jacob Riis argues, "is indeed a 'tremendous thing in the world' and it frequently shapes the lives of children who grow up in it" (LaFrance 42). Nevertheless, the external living conditions determine the way people are and act. "Crane depicts the influence the city exerts upon the perception of reality of its inhabitants, and this perception differs very much already from one member of the Johnson family to the other" (Schaetzle 19). This is the reason for me to argue that the bad circumstances in the Bowery of New York City contribute to the decay of the moral values and shape lives, as well. T

The Blue Hotel

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Download or read book The Blue Hotel written by Stephen Crane and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: " The Blue Hotel + The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky + The Open Boat (3 famous stories by Stephen Crane)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This omnibus contains the 3 famous stories by Stephen Crane: The Blue Hotel The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky The Open Boat Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet who is often called the first modern American writer. Crane was a correspondent in the Greek-Turkish War and the Spanish American War, penning numerous articles, war reports and sketches.

THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY

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Download or read book THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY written by Stephen Crane and published by Musaicum Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky is an 1898 western short story by American author Stephen Crane. Originally published in McClure's Magazine, it was written in England. The story's protagonist is a Texas marshal named Jack Potter, who is returning to the town of Yellow Sky with his eastern bride. Potter's nemesis, the gunslinger Scratchy Wilson, drunkenly plans to accost the sheriff after he disembarks the train, but he changes his mind upon seeing the unarmed man with his bride. Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet who is often called the first modern American writer.

Maggie, a Girl of the Streets

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A Mystery of Heroism

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ISBN 13 : 0061915041
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Download or read book A Mystery of Heroism written by Stephen Crane and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story—that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This superb volume collects stories of unique power and variety in which impressionistic, hallucinatory, and realistic situations alike are brilliantly conveyed through the cold, sometimes brutal irony of Crane's narrative voice.

An Episode of War

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ISBN 13 : 0061915351
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Download or read book An Episode of War written by Stephen Crane and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story—that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This superb volume collects stories of unique power and variety in which impressionistic, hallucinatory, and realistic situations alike are brilliantly conveyed through the cold, sometimes brutal irony of Crane's narrative voice.

A Dark Brown Dog

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ISBN 13 : 9781984203298
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book A Dark Brown Dog written by Stephen Crane and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Crane wrote a comprehensive description of his dog and its experience of being taken in by a Little boy. A Dark Brown Dog were published in March 1901. The story was an allegory about the Jim Crow South during Reconstruction. The dog represents emancipated slaves.

The Red Badge of Courage

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Download or read book The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephen Crane and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, after-reading question at the end of the book. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.The Civil War battlefields are nothing like Henry Fleming had imagined them to be. Isn't it the duty of every living creature to save its own life? Yet Henry is afraid to return to his regiment. His comrades are sure to sneer at his cowardice.

The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy

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ISBN 13 : 1107495814
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Maggie

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Download or read book Maggie written by Stephen Crane and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane. The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes

War is Kind

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Download or read book War is Kind written by Stephen Crane and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Maggie, a Girl of the Streets Illustrated

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Download or read book Maggie, a Girl of the Streets Illustrated written by Stephen Crane and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane. The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes.