Industrialization: concepts, causes, and global effects

Industrialization

The purpose of the present paper is to analyze two documents which present the perspectives of two authors regarding various aspects of the industrial revolution in Britain. The first document is an excerpt from Sybil, or The Two Nations written by Benjamin Disraeli and it focuses on the harsh work and living conditions of the lower class. While his perspective has an almost dramatic tone, Robert Owen's address to the workers of New Lanark (the second document under analysis) is more than positive succeeding to demonstrate that it is possible to significantly improve the condition of this social class.

The novel written by Disraeli was intended to present the conditions in which the working class performed its duties and in which it lived. The industrial revolution has a lot of good consequences such as the creation of a huge number of working positions, but while the middle class was constantly improving its living standard it was not the same with the working class. . (IS this really what Disraeli wanted to do? Disraeli was, after all, a politician.) (this is an undeveloped paragraph) Provide a thesis. An introductory paragraph should provide a "road map" for your readers…it should clearly lay out your thesis or argument and how you plan to develop your thesis.)

The technological and industrial development imposed the division of labour which allowed for the standardization of the work process (organized patterns of worked allowed for a more efficacious production of standardized goods) and everybody, including children, was involved. This had a direct consequence upon the work rhythm and working conditions of the lower class. (It is not clear why you are including this information here.) Disraeli describes the miserable conditions in which children of young age, both boys and girls are forced to work. The description is full of details and rather than workers they seem to be slaves. The two nations that are mentioned in the title are in fact the rich and the poor. In the fragment under analysis Disraeli gives the reader a taste about the latter nation. (This paragraph is confusing. It is not clear that the first few sentences have to do with your description of Disraeli)

The target of the document is represented by a broad audience of all ages. On the one hand it is a historic recording that the followers can benefit from. On the other hand, taking into consideration the fact that Disraeli was a politician, one may assume that the book was a strategic move in order to get support for political moves (perhaps the improvement of these working conditions) or at least draw the attention to the downside of a phenomenon which most perceived as being entirely positive. (What evidence do you have that Disraeli wanted to improve conditions for the workers?) The description has a strong emotional impact and from this we may deduce that the author's goal was to obtain an emotional reaction in his readers. (Source for this information? The entire novel was not provided nor read. How did you come to these conclusions? Need to cite this info. The factory system made sure that the factories produced the best that they could and an increased production meant an increased quantity of goods. But while certain social categories were having their living standard significantly improved, Disraeli reminds us about the price that the lower social class was paying. (Very confusing paragraph. You touch on a number of unrelated points but have not tied all of those points together.)

The second document under analysis is a fragment from Robert Owen's address to the workers of New Lanark. The temporal frame the document dates from is more or less the same one as Disraeli's book. This however is a speech addressed directly by him to the workers. The text is filled with philosophical connotations and its purpose is on the one hand, to educate, on the other hand, to motivate.