Thursday, October 1, 2009

Life In the Iron Mills - Rebecca Harding Davis

"Do you know, boy, you have it in you to be a great sculptor, a great man?—do you understand?...to live a better, stronger life than I, or Mr. Kirby here? A man may make himself anything he chooses. God has given you stronger powers than many men,—me, for instance." -Rebecca Harding Davis, Life In the Iron Mill

"Life in the Iron Mills
challenges the optimism of transcendentalism by showing how industrialism fueled by greedy capitalists destroys the natural environment and the human spirit." - NovelGuide.com

3 comments:

  1. 0 points. Oops, can't give you credit for just a couple of quotes....no Stowe either?

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  2. also don't forget to use the "headings" described in the journal format on the back of the syllabus. Helps speed things up on my side!

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  3. Forgot to mention that I really love the "design" of your blog (the bookshelf header + swimming fish)!

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