This 9 page report discusses the lives of the young women who went to work at the Lowell, Massachusetts, fabric mills in the mid 19th century. A Repository of Original Articles on Various Subjects Written by Factory Operatives. Wholly Written by Females Employed in the Mills. Stories, poetry, letters, and sketches are part of the volume that provides a remarkable insight to the lives of the women who were dismissively referred to as factory girls.
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6 pages in length. Bernard Malamud's The Assistant mirrors the social issues so prevalent within his other works, outwardly addressing political, cultural and economic concerns through the intensity of his story line and characterization. Following the life of a typical American whose life becomes irreversibly changed upon meeting and falling in love with a Jewish girl, The Assistant's plot reflects the manner by which religious belief can make an otherwise empty person whole. Bibliography lists 7 sources. No additional sources cited.