Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) is Stephen Crane's first novel, though it is sometimes considered a novella. Considered too risqué by publishers, Crane had to finance the publication of the novel himself. "Maggie" is an example of Naturalism. Naturalism is dominated by the idea of Determinism, the notion that events and people's behavior are shaped by forces beyond their control. This pessimistic novel highlighted the deplorable living conditions of the working class during the so-called Gilded Age.
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