Life in the Iron Mills
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The City vs. The Country
Coping and Relief
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Hugh
Deborah
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Quaker woman
Doctor May
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The River
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes
The City vs. The Country
Coping and Relief
The Power of Art
Words vs. Actions
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Hugh
Deborah
Narrator
Quaker woman
Doctor May
Mitchell
Kirby
Preacher
Janey
Symbols
All Symbols
Statue
The River
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Dialect
Frame Story
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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