English citizens in the nineteenth century were familiar with labor injustice and disease. Labor injustice forced many factory workers to suffer from low salaries and working for long hours. Also, the spread of diseases was prevalent due to unsanitary living conditions and poor public health. Noticing the English citizens suffered from labor and illness, the culture of England during the years 1800 to 1850 significantly shaped Caroline Norton’s literary work.
Laborers working for long hours was common in this culture, becoming an essential aspect in “A Voice From the Factories.” For instance, the lives of workers were marked by hardship as laborers worked exhausting hours in often appalling conditions (“Industrial” par. 16). Due to the cultural …show more content…
15). This confirms that in this culture, laboring families were in poverty and highly vulnerable to disease. Impacted by this, Norton illustrated the culture in her writing to show that people were unhealthy because diseases were infecting many people. Furthermore, when Norton describes the horrific consequences of the diseases, she argued, “With all around them cramped, confined impure, Fast spreads the moral plague which nothing new shall cure” (Norton par. 14). Through children, Norton describes the cultural truth of the extensive maladies that affected many people, especially laboring families in poverty. The society’s lack of concern and emphasis on hygiene and overall health led to many disease-related problems in the industry. Finally, many factors contributed to the poor public health, including urban overcrowding, poor diets, poor sanitation, and old remedies, and this added up to have feeble public health (“Effects” par. 15). Due to the grand-scale of epidemics plagued in this culture, diseases afflicted many citizens, making many of them sick. Knowing that the illness had a terrible effect towards people, Norton demonstrated that people suffered under poor conditions due to the spread of diseases and poor public health. Noticing the terrible diseases that affected many people, Norton displayed the cultural life in her literary work that the English citizens had
Laborers working for long hours was common in this culture, becoming an essential aspect in “A Voice From the Factories.” For instance, the lives of workers were marked by hardship as laborers worked exhausting hours in often appalling conditions (“Industrial” par. 16). Due to the cultural …show more content…
15). This confirms that in this culture, laboring families were in poverty and highly vulnerable to disease. Impacted by this, Norton illustrated the culture in her writing to show that people were unhealthy because diseases were infecting many people. Furthermore, when Norton describes the horrific consequences of the diseases, she argued, “With all around them cramped, confined impure, Fast spreads the moral plague which nothing new shall cure” (Norton par. 14). Through children, Norton describes the cultural truth of the extensive maladies that affected many people, especially laboring families in poverty. The society’s lack of concern and emphasis on hygiene and overall health led to many disease-related problems in the industry. Finally, many factors contributed to the poor public health, including urban overcrowding, poor diets, poor sanitation, and old remedies, and this added up to have feeble public health (“Effects” par. 15). Due to the grand-scale of epidemics plagued in this culture, diseases afflicted many citizens, making many of them sick. Knowing that the illness had a terrible effect towards people, Norton demonstrated that people suffered under poor conditions due to the spread of diseases and poor public health. Noticing the terrible diseases that affected many people, Norton displayed the cultural life in her literary work that the English citizens had