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| Plot Summary of Mill Girl |
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"Eliza is a bright young girl growing up in Manchester, England, in the 1840s. It is her dream to become a teacher, but because her family is poor, she must go to work in the mill to help make ends meet. The work is difficult and dangerous. When the workers strike, Eliza wonders if it will change anything, or just make things worse."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Mill Girl |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- struggling to earn a living to survive
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- union leaders fighting for labor rights
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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