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The Victorian Age (1830-1914) - Achtergrond

5 important questions on The Victorian Age (1830-1914) - Achtergrond

What were the negative and positive consequence of the industrial revolution?

Positive: It increased the production of goods and improved means of transportation. It also offered job opportunities and gave opportunity to ambitious people to make their own fortune.
Negative: Many people were focused to work in miserable conditions for example in factories.

What are some inventions of the Victorian Age?

The steam engine, the rail way and rubber tires. These inventions are very important and still being used today. The steam engine was the most important for the production in Great Britain.

What reform bills were made during the Victorian age and why?

Child labour : Children were not allowed to work in the factories anymore, the had to go to school
A reduction of work hours : People worked too many hours than they could handle
Right to vote: A small group of the population had the ability to work

About what was Charles Dickens writing?

He wrote about the harsh reality in that time. He wrote about the impact of poverty and the flaws of the working system. The readers were middle class people and they realized in what situation the lower class was going through.

What was the literary genre in the Victorian Age?

The realistic novel, with important themes like social issues and poverty. The realistic novel was in order to make the literature something closer to real life.