“Meanwhile they live in a place of infernal dins. The crash and thunder of the machinery is like the roar of an immense cataract. The room shrieks and blares and bellows. Down in the midst of it sit these tiny urchins, where they earn fifty-five cents a day each. They breathe this atmosphere until their lungs grow heavy and sick with it. But they are uncowed; they continue to swagger. And at the top of the 'breaker' laborers can always be seen dumping the roaring coal down the wide, voracious maw of the creature.”—Stephen Crane, “In the Depths of a Coal Mine,” 1894
Crane describes young coal miners as mistreated but nonetheless
A. happy
B. healthy
C. proud
D. satisfied
