Maggie A Girl of The Streets
Maggie’s Inevitable Ruin Maggie Johnson is a girl from a broken home, who has gone through hardships, and apparently never got through them. The thesis of my paper supports the idea that Maggie’s prostitution was a result of her upbringing. ... Maggie Johnson didn’t so grow up sheltered at all. ... She grew up in a run down apartment on the streets. Even though Maggie was by far sheltered, she was naïve at the same time. “Maggie perceived that here was the beau ideal of a man. ... This excerpt from the book is when Maggie first met Pete. Pete seems to have it all, and Maggie is taken by him. ... In a scene in chapter 10, Maggie is seen by the old woman in the hall crying and asking Pete over and over if he loved her, Pete’s answer is a quick “. ... Maggie is naïve enough to believe his pathetic, short answer. Maggie obviously had no love from Pete, for he discards her as soon as the next girl comes along, and I think this scares Maggie deeply.