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1. How is the setting described in “Life in the Iron Mills”? How does the setting in which the narrator exists differ from the setting of Deb and Hugh’s story?

"Life in the Iron Mills" begins in the house where Hugh Wolfe and Deborah once lived. The house was a boarding house in those days but is now a single family home. The narrator stares out the window on a cloudy day and notes that it has been 30 years since the Wolfes lived here.

2. What is Deb doing when her character is first introduced in “Life in the Iron Mills”?

The narrator begins her story with Deb, who has just returned to the house after working in the cotton mill all day. The other ladies from the mill want Deb to go out drinking with them, but Deb does not drink. Instead, she returns home for a late dinner.

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