Friedrich Engels stated in “The Condition of the Working Class in England”, a variety of characteristics of working class living conditions in England. One characteristic of working class living conditions in England stated by Friedrich Engels was that “they were generally unplanned wilderness of one-or-two storied terrace houses built of brick”. Another characteristic of working class living conditions in England was that “they were filthy and strewn with animal and vegetable refuse. Since they have neither gutters nor drains the refuse accumulates in stagnant, stinking puddles. Ventilation in the slums is inadequate owing to the hopelessly unplanned nature of these areas.” (Doc.
Whether on the western front or in no man’s land the soldiers are always fighting on earth, earth which is littered with dead bodies. On a literal level this is an easy way for earth to represent death but, on a not-so-literal level the earth can also symbolize death since the deceased are buried underground after they die. By representing both life and death the earth easily represents perverse nature as well. Since the men are frequently compared to animals and are shown to have animalistic behaviors the earth also symbolizes the soldiers’ dehumanization in a way that they are compared to animals and by doing that they are loosing the humanity in them. By being compared to animals as a whole they loose their individuality.
The traditional interpretation was that soldiers spent all of their time in horrific conditions which they constantly experienced and they feared the factor of being sent ‘Over the top’ and that trenches were full of rats, lice and disease. This is
The battlefield and the trench warfare and living conditions are described as accurately as possible to the extent of our knowledge of world war two. Trench life was not one of the nicest things about the war, “The bunker was one large, long room. The ceiling was of wood slats, the walls of sandbags and heavy beams, and the floor of hard-packed earth. Much of the space was taken up by wooden bunk beds, odds and ends of other furniture, and a potbellied stove. An arrangement of tin cans connected together to form a stovepipe, which disappeared up through a hole in the ceiling.
5 The conditions of the battle of the Somme were not ideal. There was had been lots of rain prior and during the battle. The trenches were full of mud, rats and diseases. The mud made moving around in the trenches very hard which led to many cases of trench foot and also the mud made some on the Canadian’s guns not fire. There were many rats in the trenches because of the rotting bodies which led to disease spreading like lice.
my hands are as purple as the mangled bodies lying about. I see rats the size of dogs attacking the dismembered limbs, and the sight was almost to much to bear. Tatters of army uniform, like my own are flown about everywhere as i peep above the trench. Thick, gassy aromas make my stomach churn as i do so.
One of the symbols embedded into the Valley of Ashes is the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg. They’re described here; “their irises are one yard high. They look out of no face, but instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose.” These eyes, which are on a billboard, symbolize almost a god-like form watching over the valley, and also West and East Egg. Now the Valley of Ashes itself symbolizes the desolation and despair of many of the characters throughout the book. One of the other symbols of the Valley of Ashes is that it is called a “solemn dumping ground.” This suggests that the valley is a place for everyone to dump their despair and desolation, so they can put up a façade of happiness and content.
Withered metal, burnt and torn trees, destroyed buildings on the verge of collapsing, upturned soil, unexploded shells lying on the ground, dead bodies; some badly disfigured. It was all I could see for miles, all that was left of my home city, Dresden. An eerie quiet prevailed as people searched for life among the wreckage. The sounds of digging were occasionally punctuated by shouts as another corpse was found. Then many would gather around to see if it was one of their loved ones.
I found a great crevice filled with black sand and gravel so I decided this would be the perfect location to start digging. I dug a massive hole and began to pan my pay dirt. Every pan that I swirled with river water was teeming with fine gold flakes. Definitely not striking it rich but fun none the
Sarah James Mrs. Lewis AP Lang. October 21, 2013 Isolation of Crooks In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men isolation is the central theme throughout the text. Many of the characters are alone and have no one who truly cares about them, but the most isolated character is the stable hand, Crooks. Crooks is black, which sets him apart from all other characters, and is looked down on by almost everyone due to this. He has his own room in the barn because he is not permitted to sleep in the same room as a white person.