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This document provides a summary of Charles Dickens's novel, A Christmas Carol. It analyzes the social conditions, such as poverty and the Poor Law of 1834, and the themes explored within the story. The summary also examines the impact of those conditions on the characters and plot.
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MADE BY MR.MOAZ IBRAHM The Poor LawIn 1834, the Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced to reduce the cost of helping the poor.Under this law, assistance was only provided through workhouses, which were deliberately designed to be unpleasant to discourage people from relying on...
MADE BY MR.MOAZ IBRAHM The Poor LawIn 1834, the Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced to reduce the cost of helping the poor.Under this law, assistance was only provided through workhouses, which were deliberately designed to be unpleasant to discourage people from relying on them.WorkhousesIf you were poor and needed help, you had no choice but to enter a workhouse.Conditions in workhouses were extremely harsh.Families were separated—men, women, and children were placed in different areas.Inmates were made to do hard labor in exchange for minimal food and shelter, often in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.Prison ConditionsPrisons during this time were equally grim, especially for debtors (people who couldn’t repay their debts).Debtors were imprisoned alongside regular criminals, worsening their suffering.Prisons were overcrowded, dirty, and often exploitative, with no distinction between minor offenders and hardened criminals.
