The Life of Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Crane is the author of the American Literary Classics such as : Red Badge of Courage, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Open Boat, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, and The Blue Hotel. These are his most regarded writings. What made the writings so highly regarded was how Crane was able to bring a realistic impression in his writings that makes the reader feel immersed; experiencing what the characters are seeing and feeling throughout the story.
Stephen Townley Crane was born on November 1, 1871 in the small town of Newark, New Jersey. Stephen Crane lived in the New York-New Jersey area for the majority of his life . Crane was the youngest of four-teen …show more content…
Since Crane was living during the post-Civil War era, Bowery was full of saloons, dance halls, and brothels. As Biography.com says “Crane immersed himself into this world”, during his experiences in Bowery he wrote his first novel called, Maggie: A girl of the streets; which he described the slums lifestyle, and told the story about an abused girl that was forced to serve at a brothel who later committed—suicide. However, when Crane decided to publish the book he was forced to do it himself which got his name advertised, but the book was rejected by many of the people who read it. This unfortunate event left Crane “penniless” as Biography.com describes. Though this was a low point in his life he was resilient. Later releasing a second edition to the book “...softening some of the book’s graphic details...”, described by Biography.com, which received wide recognition. Crane struggled as a freelance journalist, but it paid off in the ended as he would write many more classic American writings. He later moved from his current job and took on a new occupation as a war correspondent; after writing another famous novel called, Red Badge of Courage; which told of a soldier in the civil war, covering the soldiers thoughts, feelings, and emotions. As Britannica.com states,”Crane who had as yet seen no war, was praised by veterans for his uncanny power to imagine and reproduce the sense of actual combat”, thus this novel later became another well known
Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Crane is the author of the American Literary Classics such as : Red Badge of Courage, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Open Boat, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, and The Blue Hotel. These are his most regarded writings. What made the writings so highly regarded was how Crane was able to bring a realistic impression in his writings that makes the reader feel immersed; experiencing what the characters are seeing and feeling throughout the story.
Stephen Townley Crane was born on November 1, 1871 in the small town of Newark, New Jersey. Stephen Crane lived in the New York-New Jersey area for the majority of his life . Crane was the youngest of four-teen …show more content…
Since Crane was living during the post-Civil War era, Bowery was full of saloons, dance halls, and brothels. As Biography.com says “Crane immersed himself into this world”, during his experiences in Bowery he wrote his first novel called, Maggie: A girl of the streets; which he described the slums lifestyle, and told the story about an abused girl that was forced to serve at a brothel who later committed—suicide. However, when Crane decided to publish the book he was forced to do it himself which got his name advertised, but the book was rejected by many of the people who read it. This unfortunate event left Crane “penniless” as Biography.com describes. Though this was a low point in his life he was resilient. Later releasing a second edition to the book “...softening some of the book’s graphic details...”, described by Biography.com, which received wide recognition. Crane struggled as a freelance journalist, but it paid off in the ended as he would write many more classic American writings. He later moved from his current job and took on a new occupation as a war correspondent; after writing another famous novel called, Red Badge of Courage; which told of a soldier in the civil war, covering the soldiers thoughts, feelings, and emotions. As Britannica.com states,”Crane who had as yet seen no war, was praised by veterans for his uncanny power to imagine and reproduce the sense of actual combat”, thus this novel later became another well known