Essay On Lyddie

Lyddie should not sign the petition because she is mentally strong. Lyddie is forced to leave her family to pay off their debts. Now all

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     Jonathan Swift is one of the best known satirists in the history of literature. When one reads his works, especially something like Gulliver’s Travels, it is easy for one to spot the misanthropic themes, which emerge within his characterization. Lamuel Gulliver is an excellent protagonist: a keen observer, and a good representative of his native England, but one who loses faith in mankind as his story progresses. He ends up in remote areas of the world all by accidents in his voyages. In each trip, he is shipwrecked and mysteriously arrives to lands never before seen by men. This forms an interesting rhythm in the novel: as Gulliver is given more and more responsibility, he tends to be less

Passions drive people, and the townspeople in “The Lottery” and Paul in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are no different. Each of the members of the unnamed town has a strong passion for tradition. The original black box used for the lottery is described as being, “lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born” (Jackson 251). This sentence gives the reader an understanding that the lottery is an ancient tradition that has become an integral part of the town’s lifestyle. Such a tradition can only be carried on for this length of time if the people are passionate about preserving the tradition. Paul had a passion to be wealthy as a way to prove to his mother that he was lucky. From a young age, he saw that his family always wanted more money to support a better lifestyle, yet

Textile factories are not safe for working class families. Working condition in the factories were not safe or healthy for the children working. A doctor named Dr.Ward says “. . . We could not remain ten minutes in the factories without gasping for breath.” He also says “ There were forty-seven injured . . .” (House of Lords Committee interview Dr.Ward). Joseph Herbergam was once working in the factories as a kid. Herbergam says “ My leg muscles do not function properly . . .”. He also talks about how he may die in a year because all the fumes he inhaled as a child. (Testimony of Joseph Herbergam to the Sadler committee). Dr.ward is a doctor so he is aware of what is harmful to breath in. It was unhealthy for many reasons but one reason

Lyddie is being so overworked that she can’t even take the time to read her most favorite book because she’s exhausted. The working conditions are also dangerous to the point that it even states this on page 101: “There were no deaths on Concord Corporation, but one of the little Irish girls in the spinning room had caught her hair in the machinery and was badly hurt.” The equipment at the factory isn’t the safest, and it is hazardous for the workers to be surrounded by the machinery and use the faulty instruments, that could possibly put them at risk of

The novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson is about a poor farm girl who finds herself working in a factory in Lowell, Ma. Lyddie is forced to find employment when her family could no longer afford the farm. Lyddie finds working conditions at the factory to be very difficult. Some girls want to write a petition to the government to ask for an improvement in conditions. Should Lyddie risk her employment by signing the petition? Lyddie should not sign, although others believe that she should.

While working in the mill, Lyddie lived with her roommates, Betsy, Amelia, and Prudence, whom all became friends and they kept company for each other. Due to terrible working conditions, Lyddie’s friends were forced to quit the factory job because of their health or family. For instance, Paterson admits “I’ll see the doctor if you’ll promise to stay until summer.” This quote shows the dialogue of Betsy to Amelia, where Betsy promise to see the doctor about her cough, but Amelia needs to stay until the summer. By going through the torturing factory life, Betsy began to develop a severe bloody cough that would keep her roommates awake. Also, the factory managers are making the girls tend the looms at extremely fast pace, where Amelia cannot catch up anymore. If Lyddie signs the petition, it would have change working conditions for the better and prevent Lyddie to lose her friends. Additionally, Lyddie should sign the petition to protect her rights from being taken away. During the incident with Mr. Marsden and Brigid, Lyddie was unfairly fired from her job. According to the text, it states, “ I am forced, sir, to ask her dismissal. It is a matter of moral turpitude.”(167) This quote shows Mr. Marsden is making up a lie about the reason to fire Lyddie. Since the corporation’s bosses are ruling over the girls’ lives, there are no rights left for the workers to stand up for themselves. Therefore, the bosses like Mr. Marsden are taking advantages and punishing Lyddie for his own wrongdoings. For this reason, Lyddie should sign the petition that would have help Lyddie protect her friends and personal rights as a worker. On the opposing side, others say Lyddie should not sign the petition, since it would endanger losing her job. There were many cases where girls who sign the petition would be fired. As stated in Lyddie, “Should you sign the petition, Betsy, they’ll dismiss

One reason to support this claim is that Lyddie wants better working conditions. One reason that Lyddie should sign the petition is to get better working conditions for her and the other factory girls. One detail

Decisions are the hardest thing to do especially when they leave and effect on other people. The fictional novel Lyddie by Katherine Patterson is a story where this 13 year old girl named Lyddie was the boss of her house and her mom sent her away to the mill to help pay off the debts, she goes but at first she doesn't like it there , Lyddie meats a girl named Tripfiena and Lyddie she works there at the mill but she's not making enough money so she decided to move to lowl to be a factory girl she makes friends and the working conditions are bad and one of the supervisors makes her feel uncomfortable and now she is thinking about signing the petition about the working conditions and most of the time you will get fired if you sign it. While some people believe that Lyddie should not sign the petition because conditions and getting sick because of the machines and Mr.

Lyddie is a non-fictional book created by Katherine Paterson which took place in the 1800s. The main character in this book is Lyddie who starts off as a little girl trying to pay off debts on her farm. Lyddie has many problems in her life but comes across this one question gets to Lyddie. The question is if Lyddie should sign the petition or not. This petition is basically to make the mill more fair to the factory girls. They have many hours which doesn’t let them have any free time, and the environment that they work in is unsuitable and can cause harm. The petition will solve those problems, and many more. Lyddie is living in an unfair place where almost nothing is going her way. If Lyddie can get this petition to go through,

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