Out of this Furnace by Thomas Bell is a historical fiction novel that describes the life of immigrants coming to America. More specifically, this is a story of different generations of the Kracha family’s immigration to America. There are many setting; the central setting being Braddock, Pennsylvania- a steel town. Bell gives a realistic depiction on what the European immigrant’s personal and work life was like during the eighteenth century. A theme that frequently occurred throughout the novel is the aspiration for a better life. The immigrants portrayed in the book came to America in hope of a better life. However, they only struggled and faced hardship. Although they encounter these difficulties, their appetite for the “better life” helped
