Women were another vulnerable group because they were always paid at a lower rate than men. There was no safety net for people who fell into poverty other than resorting to the ‘workhouse’ which had been established to deal with cases of extreme poverty in Trade unions had little power as the Taff Vale Incident of 1901 showed and Friendly Societies could only provide a limited amount of help. Attitudes to poverty in the early 20th century were quite unsympathetic many politicians from both the Liberal and Conservative party felt that poverty came from personal laziness. Both parties had an attitude of “laissez-faire” i.e. non interference from the government.
They became wealthier than they were as there was a lot of land available and they bought it for cheap prices. The landowners started to lose money as many of their workers left their job and left the village. This was a short term impact as after sometime, as things were settling down many people realised that moving out wasn’t going to help. Many women had more opportunities to work. They probably worked more than the men.
The conditions of the houses were very poor; they were mostly made out of cheap materials, were very small and packed closely together. The houses were small firstly to fit more houses into an area (creating more homes) and secondly because a small place and a house built with cheap materials was all the working class families could afford. In conclusion Australia in the 1900 was far from a ‘working man’s paradise’. This can be said because compare to today’s standards, the living and working conditions were quite poor. They received unfair pay, had horrid living and working conditions and worked longer hours compared to today.
(Tuchman, 38) The middle or working class was very small, so they did not have much influence on society. (Gottfreid, pg.17) As the wealth of the Nobles and Landowners grew, so did improvements in trade. More routes were opening, and ships from all around the world with lots of cargo were being swapped in Europe. With this increase in trade came the boost in the exchange of people, goods, ideas; and disease. (Zahler, pg.
The ‘seduced’ consumer is one with no restrictions; i.e. money etc, being a seller’s favourite type of buyer, while a ‘repressed’ buyer may be restricted by money or disabilities etc. This type of buyer has less favour with sellers. A consumer society is still based on inequalities and exclusions (Hetherington, 2009, p30) There is also a minority of consumers classed as ‘oppositional’, this group of people tend to oppose the big supermarkets and retail parks in favour of small businesses, for political and/or environmentally reasons, those who like to buy organic from farmers’ markets etc, “reducing carbon footprint and recycling to create a vision of consumption based more on personal thrift and social responsibility” (Hetherington, 2009, p47-48) rather than being a ‘seduced’ consumer. Supermarkets’ buying power creates a ‘zero-sum’ effect, where not everyone benefits.
This meant that America had been a wealthy country that made the people could not take the pressure from the Great Depression. White people could not stand the fact that they were as poor as the Negro. Surprisingly, there were even people like his friend, a black man, who ended his life over a financial situation
Therefore, like an ignorant individual, I assumed that my living was the standard of living of everyone else’s. I had many richer friends, which also made me think that my standard of living was average. However, thinking critically, there are tons of people who do not have the means or the grades to go to an educational level beyond high school and therefore receive minimum wage jobs without a good opportunity for promotion because those will be handed to people with the higher educational people. Also, that leaves very little room to improve the condition of living that you find yourself in. Therefore most of the times you will find yourself marrying an individual of the same economic class due the nature that nobody wants to date someone of lower class as you.
NAFTA even had an important provision for the welfare of the Mexican laborers. However, the rosy picture was little more than window dressing at a grand scale. The maquiladoras were factories that employed many unskilled laborers and some office workers. To call the maquiladoras, “sweatshops”, would not be an understatement. Wages actually decreased in Mexico and increased in the US during NAFTA.
When the older people of the town say that even people consumed with grief could not forget "noblesse oblige", they are suggesting that Miss Emily should still be generous to the lower people if she were a real lady. The term "noblesse oblige", however, does not fit Miss Emily, because she shuts everyone out, thinks of herself as better than the rest, and doesn't really appreciate people lower than her. It suggests that she is not a real lady, as the townspeople wish her to be. 2. I don't really think the narrator feels sympathy for Emily.
CROOKS Crooks, like Curley’s wife has no name. Crooks is merely a nick name and it appears that the novel does not mention the most inferior characters names. He appreciates Lennie’s company “I tell ya a guy gets too lonely, an’ he gets sick.” Crooks is happy to admit that he has no company and is isolated because of his colour, he also admits to have no dream as he is afraid of being disappointed. It seems lonely characters can talk to Lennie as he will not tell anyone. Crooks is used to being ignored and as a result of this he is very protective of his possessions “Ya got no right to come in my room!” The characters are rendered helpless by their isolation, and yet, even at their weakest, they seek to destroy those who are even weaker than