In Maggie: A Girl of The Streets, the main character, Maggie, and her boyfriend Pete go on three main dates. During that time, their relationship becomes worse and eventually ends. Stephan Crane thought of the world as a jungle and humans at the same level as all other animals in the animal kingdom. This book and the characters in it prove that theory. Maggie’s relationship with Pete slowly deteriorates through the quality of the dates, the characters’ behaviors, and the impact of outside factors in their lives.
Throughout the first three dates, the venue, entertainment, clientele, and waiters noticeably worsened and the quality of Maggie and Pete’s dates declined. The first date had a very formal and elegant atmosphere. The venue included an elevated stage in a great …show more content…
On the first date, Maggie wore her nicest black dress and felt very excited and amazed by where they went and everything around her. She thinks of her date as so elegant and high class, even though the opposite proved true. Pete acted cocky and dressed nicely, and when Maggie rejected his kiss at the end of the night, he got very frustrated. His behavior made him appear to only like the girl for her body. The boy’s behavior remained the same on the second date and he strutted around the venue and acted very obnoxious. He seemed proud of Maggie and showed her off to the other men in the room. Maggie, however, acted very timid and very dependent on her date, much different than the previous one. By the third date, Maggie acted even more reliant on Pete than before and she only talked to him until him and Nell, the woman of natural beauty, left the site. She seems distraught and unhappy, while Pete still acts cocky, arrogant and talkative towards Nell, but he ignores Maggie. Throughout the three dates, the characters’ behavior can show how their relationship gradually broke
Throughout the first three dates, the venue, entertainment, clientele, and waiters noticeably worsened and the quality of Maggie and Pete’s dates declined. The first date had a very formal and elegant atmosphere. The venue included an elevated stage in a great …show more content…
On the first date, Maggie wore her nicest black dress and felt very excited and amazed by where they went and everything around her. She thinks of her date as so elegant and high class, even though the opposite proved true. Pete acted cocky and dressed nicely, and when Maggie rejected his kiss at the end of the night, he got very frustrated. His behavior made him appear to only like the girl for her body. The boy’s behavior remained the same on the second date and he strutted around the venue and acted very obnoxious. He seemed proud of Maggie and showed her off to the other men in the room. Maggie, however, acted very timid and very dependent on her date, much different than the previous one. By the third date, Maggie acted even more reliant on Pete than before and she only talked to him until him and Nell, the woman of natural beauty, left the site. She seems distraught and unhappy, while Pete still acts cocky, arrogant and talkative towards Nell, but he ignores Maggie. Throughout the three dates, the characters’ behavior can show how their relationship gradually broke