Well known as the Industrial Revolution, an unprecedented advance in the efficiency of manufacturing occurred in England in the late eighteenth century. It spread to other parts of Europe and the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century and brought enormous change to humans’ life. Largely a result of technology improvement and mass production, industrialization stimulated a surge in production of manufactured goods, which largely enriched people’s material life. It also facilitated urbanization as major towns developed around various factories. While conferring humans enormous power, industrialization also caused obvious drawbacks in many areas, such as public health and social life. Life expectancy dropped from forty-two
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The triangular composition on the left portrays three men holding their heads in their hands, standing back to back. Their lowered bodies and immense muscular tension display an astonishing emotional outburst: they can’t bear the extreme stress of working in factories. On the right, though the people are taking a rest and having food, the strokes of realism vividly show their discouraging facial expressions of tiredness and hopelessness. The man in the corner is drinking excessively. The need for drink also reflects the intensity of factory work because alcohol can temporarily sooth stress by suppressing neuro activities. Most of the workers felt strange and inept in the factory setting during the early stage of industrialization because the change from a domestic system to a factory system happened very rapidly and dramatically. Their work rights, such as negotiating prices with the employers and working with personal rhythms, no longer existed. The working load was also much heavier. They had to work more than twelve hours a day and continually maintain full concentration since a minor transgression would result in a fine equivalent to two hours ' to one day 's wages. In addition, a lack of social interaction between workers increased the stress. In the entire painting, none of the workers was either conversing or collaborating with others. The working condition deteriorated during the Industrial Revolution, making work
The triangular composition on the left portrays three men holding their heads in their hands, standing back to back. Their lowered bodies and immense muscular tension display an astonishing emotional outburst: they can’t bear the extreme stress of working in factories. On the right, though the people are taking a rest and having food, the strokes of realism vividly show their discouraging facial expressions of tiredness and hopelessness. The man in the corner is drinking excessively. The need for drink also reflects the intensity of factory work because alcohol can temporarily sooth stress by suppressing neuro activities. Most of the workers felt strange and inept in the factory setting during the early stage of industrialization because the change from a domestic system to a factory system happened very rapidly and dramatically. Their work rights, such as negotiating prices with the employers and working with personal rhythms, no longer existed. The working load was also much heavier. They had to work more than twelve hours a day and continually maintain full concentration since a minor transgression would result in a fine equivalent to two hours ' to one day 's wages. In addition, a lack of social interaction between workers increased the stress. In the entire painting, none of the workers was either conversing or collaborating with others. The working condition deteriorated during the Industrial Revolution, making work