The figure of the exceptional worker and its reflection of the American perception of normalcy in Davis' "Life in the Iron Mills"

Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 71, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: This essay examines the role of the ‘exceptional worker’ in Davis’ realist novella Life in the Iron Mills, and what this figure implies regarding contemporary American perceptions of normalcy and class identity.