Analysis Of The Book Thrift By Samuel Smiles

Part One: Overview: In 1875, Samuel Smiles, a Scottish writer and businessman wrote a book titled Thrift which attempted to explain the incongruity of industrial wealth and poverty in England. Because the thirst for wealth was rapidly advancing in England during the late 1800s, there was a huge increase in manufacturing productions which led to an increase in labor and products. It also demanded more workers to join the world of manufacturing and consequently, constant danger. In Thrift, Samuel Smiles connects the need for wealth with the misery experienced by the laborers working in factories, workshops, mines, and brickfields.
Part Two: Analysis: While some middle-class men and women may have appreciated Smile’s point of view, it most likely