Engels PSA

Engels, Friedrich. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844. Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1892. Pages 45, 48-53.

In this book, Friedrich Engels is expressing the condition of the working class in England. His purpose for producing this document is to give the people that weren't around during this time period a picture of what is was like back then for the working class. Friedrich Engels is definitely a reliable and trustworthy source because he went through these tough condition when he was 22 and working for a mill. He knows first hand what conditions were like so he is a very believable source. This document teaches us about the hardship for the working class during the Industrial Revolution. It shows that conditions were very tiresome and unsanitary. It teaches us that the people that experienced this went through a lot of hardship.  This document is a little limited however because this is only one person's perspective. It would be better if we had multiple people's perspectives that agreed with each others. The author's opinion is that the working conditions were very dirty and harsh. The evidence this author uses is the places where the workers slept and used as their housing. He describes this area to be severely grimy and filthy and almost unlivable. The author is trying to convince the reader that life was dirty and harsh for the working class during the Industrial Revolution.


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