Stephen Crane was born November 1st 1871 in Newark, New …show more content…
He was the youngest of fourteen children and the eighth surviving child of Protestant Methodist parents. His father was father was a Methodist minister,and because of the job, his family moved from city to city in New Jersey while Stephen was a young boy. His mother was a devout woman who was dedicated to social concern, and two of his brothers were journalist. His parents were aged when Stephen was born, his mother was forty-five years old and he was the youngest child. He was embossed by his sister, Agnes, who was fifteen years older than he was. When Crane’s father passed in 1880, his family advanced to various places in New Jersey. One point in time consumed scarlet fever, causing the family to move to Port Jervis, New York, which was a place where he had antecedently regained strength from severe colds.He was inspired to write by his family. Crane started his writing career at the age of four. He published many articles by the time he was sixteen. He had little interest in university studies. One day, the Cranes decided to move to Asbury Park, New Jersey, where he grew into his teen-age years of his life. He didn’t appear into school till he was about eight years old and he did two years’ of school work in just six weeks. Crane began a higher education in 1888