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Maggie: A Girl from the Streets-The Almost Cinderella Story.

A theme that is often reoccurring in novellas and novels written in or around the time of the late 1800s and early 1900's is that of class. Status appears to be one of the most important ideals that the characters within these types of novels seem to cling to. They become embarrassed of the life style they lead, and always keep the attitude that the "grass is greener on the other side of the fence." Maggie: A Girl from the Streets is no exception. When I first began reading this novella, I expected it to be a "rags to riches" tale and looked forward to reading the happy ending. However, this was not the reality that would present itself at the end of the story.
Maggie came from a family that was, to say the least, more than dysfunctional. Her father and mother were both drunks who endlessly beat their children and each other. With the beatings and the death of her baby brother, her life was that of a struggle. Both......

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