Maggie A girl of the streets
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The streets of the United States in the nineteen twenties were tough, but the people were even tougher. Life was difficult, and survival of the fittest played a larger role than ever before. In a dirty city, where women worked hard to survive and death was eminent, Maggie was a true survivor. Even through her death, she represented the will to move up in society. Ultimately, Maggie's death was inevitable, but could have been prevented through several actions. Maggie, a girl of the streets did not have to be of the streets, but instead of the skies, if only she would have been given the opportunity.
The city that Maggie grew up in was far from the Emerald City. The toughness of life degraded its citizens so much that it seemed as though the life was being sucked out of them. The cities weaknesses were many, and quite apparent. The speed at which industries were growing left no room to improve the sanitation methods of the city...