If fiction were an entity , it would be a public celebrity . Stephen Crane scandalized society with his novels that grotesquely publicized ugly private lives . Like most fiction narratives , Crane fearlessly exposed what should have been private . He slapped the public cheek with blunt hands stained with red ink . Crane was a journalist and , unlike Dickinson , his life had considerable social exposure . Moreover , he was a male in a male 's world . He did not fear prejudice or scandal . Crane 's...











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