Context

• • Victorian age
  • written in 1843
  • Industrial Revolution was taking place
  • Money from industry made rich, richer, widening the gap
  • Children didn't go to school and worked long hours for little pay
  • 1-5 children in 1830/40s died by the age of 5
  • Causes of death: Tuberculosis, polluted water
  • No healthcare, work or be sent to workhouses
  • Civilised and adhering to a strict set of morals was more Important to high society