Saturday, April 24, 2010
Life in the Iron-Mills
In the beginning of the story, the narrator stares out the windows and always see the cloudy day that besiege the gloomy and dark iron mills. Deborah,a hutch-back, is in love with her cousin Hugh. She even brings him dinner to iron-mill in a cold and rainy day, even though she hasn't finished her dinner. One day, a group of men visit the iron mill notice Hugh's statue which is made from korl. The men tried to help him out, but it needs money. Deborah hears the conversation, so she steals money from one of the men, Mitchell. Hugh decides to give it back to Mitchell, but he contemplates the money because this money can changes his life!People catch him and he receives fifteen-year sentence. Deborah also sends to the jail, but she receives three-year sentence. Hugh is desperate and leads him to suicide. A Quaker woman comes to the jail and plans Hugh's burial place. She assures Deborah that he will be buried on a hillside.
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I hesitated to assign this story because it is so long, but I think that it is important that we get a look at how at least one woman saw the conditions endured by mill workers during that time period. I think that you have a good understanding of the plot of the story, but what do you think about the message that the author is trying to present? Is it effectively presented? In grammar, you need to work on the agreement between subject and verb. You express yourself clearly, but this grammatical problem is pronounced in your work.
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