Monday, June 23, 2008
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a time when technology began to take over the world. Textile mills and railroad tracks were popping up all over England. The factories were opening up doors for more people such as women and children which were disrupting the typical “family life”. There were people who benefiting from these new improvements, but not so much for the working, poor class. Lots of authors during that time believed that the industrial revolution was an evil time, and often portrayed it as a dark time covered by smoke and it was a detrimental to society. It inspired writers such as Charles Dickens and Thomas Carlyle to write of the poverty and life of people affected by the industrial revolution. Children were put to work as well, even for 16 hours a day. Population increased in London as well, and so did London. For some people it was a time of luxury and growth, but for others, it was a time of hardship and poverty.
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Thao,
OK generalizations about the period, but no close attention or analysis to any of the cultural documents from this section and little analysis. You seem to be writing at a very surface level here, and not showing the deeper analysis I would prefer.
The revolution was a neccesary evil. Yes, the working class suffered, however the society advanced as a whole. It is depicted in a lot of literary work as gloomy, sort of savage time for the poor. Again a neccesary evil because look at the masterpieces that came from this period.
I think this period is also a break from the previous because the beloved landscape of earlier poets was changing. Now railroads covered the land and factories polluted the skies. All kinds of values were changing.
This did bring burden on the working class but society needed the advance in technology. It just all came so fast and overwhelmed them and they were unable to coop as fast so they had to work and follow along with what happen.
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