History Worksheet Analysis Essay

History Worksheet
Since the beginning of his narration, we get a gloomy atmosphere which represents Dickens discontent. “volumes of dense smoke, blackening and obscuring everything” here he speaks of the terrible pollution that has infiltrated the town, blocking the view of everything. Afterwards, the quote “...ponderous wagons...laden with crushing iron rods…” appears, signifying the abuse that is done to the working class, forcing them to carry hefty objects and work heavy machinery for someone else's benefit. Later on he writes “...toward the great working town...”, a quote that is very connected to the one before and from that I can deduce the means that lower class are exploited for the benefit of the rich, something that is clearly against Dickens ideals for what it seems.
“Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger and reckless with misery”. In this excerpt, Dicken shows how
even small and innocent children are affected with the repercussion of anguish and wretchedness that has flowed over England. He makes the reader feel sympathetic toward the scene, leaving him/her with the message that such horrible pressure of being hungry all the time should not be tolerated either by a child nor by an adult. Encouraging them to think that the upper class should also help.
Romanticism and realism face the subsequent consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Romantics wanted to escape the mechanical infected habitat which now consumed their environment, and that is why they painted sights of unblemished nature and some even painted wildlife being affected by the inventions of the Industrial Revolution; expressing their denial toward this popular movement. Realism was down to earth. They portrayed the harsh working conditions of the employees and the crude look of the new society that was created by the IR. The community changed dramatically, and people were divided in thought as to how they felt about how everything had changed.
I agree with this idea, but not entirely. It is true that in 1842 a series of laws were passed to improve sanitary situations resulting in the General Board of Health being set up, but just because this happened does it mean that those who had to pay the taxes for it actually did. Authorities were unwilling to pay for this out of the collected tax money, and the rich society was reluctant to raise tax numbers for the benefit of others. Before this, in 1840, vaccination for the poor was introduced and although it was made obligatory for infants to get it in 1853, the government was in denial when it came to pay and ethical debates were led through the years to come. Basically, there was limited effect from the regulations stipulated at the time.

Before 1832
Middle class demanded political power.
Industrial workers want to vote to improve working and living conditions.
ONly men over the age of 21 with property could vote. No farmers.
After 1832
First Reform Act passed: this meant that industrialization could be important politically.
Roman Catholics are allowed to vote and be part of the parliament.
Men over the age of 21 and that paid an annual 10 pounds for rent could vote. Increased the amount of voters by 20%. 6. I do believe that the Chartists were successful. They did fail at the end, but that was their own fault since they could not agree within themselves as to how aproach the public to persuade them to support the movement. IN the long term they were triumphant for their ideals and petitions ended up being laws that people respected. If they had kept a strong front, their ideas might have been more relevant in the short term. 7. In France, the working classes demanded political reforms which resulted in three revolutions after Napoleon. THere was social distress due to poor harvests and machinery works were lost due to the increasing competition. Franchise did exist, but the authorities did not allow the lower middle classes to vote and neither the industrial working classes. Germany in the other hand unified as a state under the control of Prussia and introduce social reforms regarding the education for children and the limitation of the hours they worked. Prussia did this in order to have skilled workers for industries. Working-class men got the vote to keep them from uprising against the government. 8.
I think trade unions were prohibited because it was an early age of capitalism, and the thought of the workers having the power to speak up about their discontent was not adequate. The government implanted fear after using brutal force to break apart any trade unions left. today in our country, I do not think they have power anymore. In Neuquen there is almost always 1 protest a week, or at least a month, but not a lot of time goes by before it happens. And that is why it has lost the power it used to have. Now it’s just a bunch of people blocking a bridge while holding posters; people that might even have a valid point, but that are presenting their cause in a way that is no longer effective. In fact, the people that they do affect are those who have to live under these conditions and have to adapt their routines to them. And since no one tell them to stop, that it's over, trade unions keep doing it, and until someone puts the foot down it will keep on happening with perhaps a small headline in the newspaper to acknowledge it ever happened and eventually fading into
oblivion. 9. Marxism was the idea that economic forces were essential to society, that workers were to be exploited by employers and that the profit created by labor of the workers was for the employers. Also, that every great movement was caused by a grand financial struggle. There is no class. Capitalism differentiates from Marxism because employers compete against other employers to give out the best products and the lowest prices and that an employer can own private property. This system is run by class.