North and South Chapter 15 - Masters and Men

In which Mr. and Mrs. Hale visit Mrs. Thornton, leading to an exchange laden with the uneasy truths of industrial life in Milton, as discussions of health, social standing, and the looming threat of a strike reveal the complex relations between masters and their workpeople. Through spirited dialogue, Margaret and Mr. Thornton express divergent views on authority and independence, illuminating the tensions that shadow the lives intertwined with the mills and their noisy, unceasing labour.