preview

Mary Paul's Letter Analysis

Decent Essays

Mary Paul’s letter is a synopsis of her journey of being a Lowell mill girl. Mary begins the letter to her father using the word “well” to describe her current state. However, following that statement and leading up to the ending she describes events and emotions that doesn’t correlate with being just well. Using the word “well” was a sign of Mary’s humbleness because although conditions were rough, when she thought about other’s situations she realizes it could have been worse and she remained hopeful. This is evident by her statement “My life and health are spared while others are cut off.” Mary’s work schedule was very rigorous and did not allow her much leisure as mentioned in the letter and pay was extremely minimum. If I were in Mary

Get Access