How Does Stephen Crane Use Language In Maggie A Girl Of The Streets

Right from the start of “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets,” Stephen Crane uses language in a very specific way. In the first chapter, we are given a look at some children fighting. While the paragraphs are written quite eloquently, the dialog is quite different. Instead of writing words properly, Crane has chosen to write such sentences as, “Dey'll get yehs” (Crane 1). “Dey'll” and “yehs” are not actually words, but they also shouldn't be dismissed as mistakes. An English speaker can determine that the word “dey'll” is meant to be “they'll” or “they will,” and “yehs” is a less proper form of referring to someone, yous. The dialog is written by Crane in this manner to force the reader to read with the desired dialect.
Other times, Crane uses