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?

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 in your first sentence that defines the overall function of mixing the two modes of fiction (sentimentalism and realism)

Learning objectives: strong opening thesis, development (500 words), support (quotations), objective tone (no use of us or we)