During the Industrial Revolution, many people struggled with transition from farm life to city life. In this reading were given insight from different perspectives on how life was for those who partook in the Industrial Revolution.
"Testimony" by Elizabeth Bentley, a young factory worker, was more than sad it was depressing because I am about her age and I could not imagine working in those conditions or even tolerate being treated in the manner. She mentions the hours being long from 5am till 9pm if they were busy, I can appreciate work labors laws because I could not even be able to work those long hours. Those working in the factories had no time to eat yet alone rest, they got off work when work was completed for the day. She mentions how the young girls were strapped so hard they had marks, but yet the parents did not say anything because they feared their daughter would loose their job. That is sad and shows how desperate families were for income, they scarified their daughters for survival.
Visual 17.3 depicts a group of women who have gotten off work and it is so unrealistic. The women are clean, well clothed, and happy. From all that we have read this chapter, we already know this illustration was a gimmick to make others believe that working in a factory was a happy place to be and easy money, which it was not.
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