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Prostitution In The Book Crane, By Elie Wiesel Crane

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The life of Maggie Johnson, was full of difficulties that did not allow for her success outside of the poor living community she lived in. Maggie as an immigrant and working class female, was pushed into a difficult life were she had no other choice but to seek her own destine in the life of prostitution. Unfortunately what led her into prostitution was her boyfriend Pete who left her heartbroken and her mother who kicked her out of the house. According to Jimmie Maggie’s brother, she had gone against the cultural norms. When her brother, and mother found out she was sleeping with her boyfriend Pete they kicked her out into the streets.On the one hand we see Jimmie judging his sisters actions, while on the other hand, when Jimmie slept with females he did not view that as a wrong. Jimmie held no respect for the women he used for pleasure, yet he though it was okay for him to sleep with them as he pleased. There is clearly a distinction between women and men at the time, and what was okay and not okay to do. If we take a look at the treatment …show more content…

As Darwin suggest, only the biologically powerful, and strong individuals will survive in an environment were the weaker are constantly dying out. In this novel Crane makes a clear statement, that it is due to the environment in which one lives that determines the destine of an individual. The characters in the novel, are victims of the life in Bowery. The terrible environment seems to be the cause of all the negative situations in the life of these characters. The poor living conditions make these immigrant working class people feel unimportant and inadequate. In order to obtain some sort of control or power, this community needs the use of violence and destruction. This is demonstrated through the fighting of the children, and the violence mentioned in

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