In 10th century norway, eric the red and his followers were banished for murders and general rowdiness. this small group, which
had a higher representation of an allele that contributes to red-hair color than the rest of the population of norway, sailed west and established a colony on iceland. within several centuries this colony had a population of several thousand, the majority of whom were red-heads. this is best explained by
This is a typical case of natural selection, where we have a group of people that have similar physical traits, that are selected and than isolated from any external influence, so with interbreeding they manage to keep their physical traits for generations to come and thus create a population that resembles their initial ancestors.
Assuming you're referring to the same text as before, yes her feelings about working in the mill are typical in the sense that she found the work slightly boring.
