Analyzing Lucy Larcom's Poem

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To me it feels Lucy Larcom feelings are kinda Typical. She did mention how she was a country girl and it was un usual for country girls to work out in bigger places because there used to being so independent. I think that she liked it because being a country girl they liked being put to work or were always working hard because working in the country isn't easy. And now they only have to work a few hours a day. And they in joyed only having to work a few hours. In the quote they said that “The preferred it to going out as “hired help.”” Then Lucy went on saying how it was like a mans pleasure in entering upon a business. I do think what he thought was pretty typical and she did In joy it because it was something she has never done before so

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