In the novella ?Maggie: A Girl of the Streets?, brutality, of the setting and the characters, plays a huge role in Maggie Johnson?s life. For her, growing up in New York City meant living without decent food, shelter, clothing, education and medical attention. Not only was her body starved, there was not nearly enough good will, sympathy, understanding or love to nourish her soul. Maggie?s introduction to humanity started in the tenement houses …
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… this one. Some who are born into wealth, comfort and love live their lives without realizing that millions of people are suffering around the world, in need of help. While we might not be able to save all the Maggies of the world, we can at least be a bit wiser about the conditions of humanity around us. Maybe by gaining this small bit of understanding, we can try to make our world better.