This meaning belongs to "the Monroe doctrine"<span />
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.
Explanation:
Due to the horrible conditions on the Magellan, the passangers on the ship died a horrific death. The ones that did not resort to eating wood starved; the poor passengers caught dieseses that were carried and transferred by rats and feces. The awful conditions on the Magellan makes you ponder if the ship was worth the sacrifice many innocent people on board the Magellan made.
