Why did charles dickens write about the terrible effect of industrialisation on peoples lives and character s ? Give one reason
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Charles Dicken’s (1812 – 1870) ‘Hard Times’ is set in the fictional industrial town of Coketown. Coketown chokes with pollution and people struggle to make ends meet. The upper-middle class ignore the misery and poverty completely, engrossed in their own lives.
There is no scope for and creativity or imagination for the poor people of Coketown, as each one is running around, trying to earn a living. Charles Dickens writes about the negative effect of industrialisation and mechanisation and brings it out through the central character of Sissy Juppe, who tries to find a balance between reality and imagination.
In the 19 the century, Europe was beginning to take up industrialization, and this began worrying many authors including Charles Dickens.
He was of the view that industrialization would completely wipe off traditional rural communities. Charles could see the beginning already and he felt within no time it could completely wipe off.
That was the prime reason for him to oppose industrialization.