Maggie Johnson

E461963

Maggie Johnson is the tragic young protagonist of Stephen Crane’s novella "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets," whose life in the slums of New York highlights the brutal effects of poverty and social hypocrisy.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
tragic heroine
appearsIn Maggie: A Girl of the Streets NERFINISHED
authorialIntention to critique moralistic attitudes toward the poor
causeOfDownfall family abuse
poverty
social condemnation
characterArc from innocent girl to socially ostracized woman
createdBy Stephen Crane NERFINISHED
criticalReceptionRole early example of naturalist heroine in American literature
deathOutcome dies by suicide (implied drowning)
familyName Johnson
familyRelation daughter of Mary Johnson
sister of Jimmie Johnson
firstPublicationYear 1893
gender female
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement American literary naturalism NERFINISHED
medium prose fiction
narrativeFunction illustrates inevitability of suffering under harsh social conditions
narrativeRole central focus of the novella’s plot
nationality American (fictional)
occupation factory worker
prostitute
relationship romantically involved with Pete
settingLocation Bowery neighborhood NERFINISHED
New York City slums NERFINISHED
socialClass urban poor
symbolizes innocence destroyed by urban life
victim of environment
themeEmbodied determinism
effects of poverty
moral judgment
sexual double standard
social hypocrisy
workOfFictionType novella

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