A literary approach in the English class at IES Doctor Fleming
“Have you ever considered transporting yourself to another era, a totally different life from the one you are used to?” (Celia Sánchez, 4ESO)
“What would you do if you had to live in the middle of the Industrial Revolution?” (Yaiza Mayo, 4ESO) Continue reading
North and South is a remarkable piece of Victorian literature which features relevant social issues regarding industrialization and class struggle in mid-19th century England.
The author, Elizabeth Gaskell, based the fictional industrial town of Milton and its factory workers´ hardship on Manchester, where she spent many years, and on her own neighbours’ lives. But this book is also a novel of contrasts and she highlights the disparities between life in the smoky and dusty north and life in the refined southern countryside. Continue reading
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