Life in the Iron Mills: choose one characteristic of sentimentalism and one of realism and discuss the function of each in “Life in the Iron Mills”.

Life in the Iron Mills

•Choose one characteristic of sentimentalism and one of realism and discuss the function of each in “Life in the Iron Mills”.

•How does each help convey the theme of the work? Start with a statement in your first sentence that defines the overall function of mixing the two modes of fiction (sentimentalism and realism).

(500 words)