Life in the Iron Mills
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Themes
All Themes The City vs. The Country Coping and Relief The Power of Art Words vs. Actions
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Characters
All Characters Hugh Deborah Narrator Quaker woman Doctor May Mitchell Kirby Preacher Janey
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All Symbols Statue The River
Literary 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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by Rebecca Harding Davis
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