... , " Life in the Iron-Mills," but she will always be a legacy of realism. Davis wanted her writings to reflect the events and the moments in history, and she succeeded. Beyond the Marker: Davis, Rebecca Harding. Bits of Gossip. New York: Houghton, 1904. Grayburn, William F. Grayburn. "The Major Fiction of Rebecca Harding Davis " Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1965. Harris, Sharon M. Rebecca Harding ... Davis and American Realism. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania P, 1991. Hesford, Walter. "Literary Contexts of 'Life in the Iron ... ...

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... holding on to one's morals? Using the premise that the American Dream embodies financial success and a comfortable life authors such as Rebecca Harding Davis and William Dean Howells recognize that financial gain is more important then morality This realistic view of the American Dream represents an accurate picture of American society. ... morals is only an idealistic fantasy. Realism tries to depict life as it really happens and disprove idealistic notions of how life will turn out. Davis uses Realism combined with Naturalism in Life In the Iron mills to show that attaining the America...

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• Grade Level: High School