Rebecca Harding Davis Life In The Iron-Mills

In Rebecca Harding Davis’ Life in the Iron-Mills, Hugh Wolfe battles with himself subconsciously as he decides whether some deplorable actions are acceptable in certain situations. These thoughts come to Hugh’s mind when Deborah steals a large sum of money and other valuables from a wealthy mill owner and hands the commodities over to Hugh. Hugh then debates with himself whether to return the stolen treasures or keep them for his own satisfaction and flourishes. “His brain, greedy, dwarfed, full of thwarted energy and unused powers, questioned these men and women going by, coldly, bitterly, that night. Was it not his right to live as they,-a pure life, a good, true-hearted life, full of beauty and kind words? He only wanted to know how to

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