Symbolism In Lyddie

After her father sets out on a journey and may never come back again, 13-year old Lyddie and 10-year old Charlie are hired out as servants in the tavern to pay back their family debt. Lyddie's mill life begins when she meets a mill girl dressed in rich, expensive clothes and learns that she can "clear at least two dollars a week" in the mill manufacturing cloth in Lowell, Massachusetts. In the historical fiction Lyunderlineddie by Katherine Paterson, Lyddie's friend; the infamous Diana Goss, circulates a petition asking for only 10-hours of work time per day. Lyddie should sign the petition because first, it's dangerous for young girls to work in a mill 13 to 14 hours a day, lots of workers get sick because of the strength it took to do mill work. Second, contagious factory air makes a lot of workers sick, working long hours allows the sickness to worsen. In addition, the workers are working longer hours and getting paid less. Lyddie should sigh the petition because of many different factors, signing the petition will improve Lyddie's mill conditions.

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

She must earn all the money to pay of what they owed, so she could gather her family back on the farm while she still had family left to gather.” pg.88. Lyddie is working hard to pay off the debt but realizes if she wants it all over then she must work harder and faster to get everything done.

“Children worked in very dangerous conditions in the picture represent in document 8” (Document 8). The children working in the factories have to be careful not to get their limbs or foreign objects lodged into the machines. If they got injured or ill and had to miss work in order to properly recuperate. “You are considerably deformed in person as a consequence of this labor? Yes I am” (Document 7), a woman that worked in a flax mill as a young girl was left deformed from all the harsh labor that was forced upon her while growing up. Not only did the parents have to work in order to be able to provide for their family, but their children had to work in order to contribute to be able to put food on the table for the whole family due to the parents lack of pay. “Children were uneducated and were unable to attend school as seen in document 6” (Document 6). Because of the lack of education many adults were illiterate, which caused many problems for example, learning basic life skills would be more difficult and time consuming because people are unable to self-educate by reading informational books on how to acquire basic skills “I am at work in a spinning room tending four sides of warp which is one girl’s work” (Document 1) Children were over worked the girl that spoke in the text about was forced to do the work of four separation girls all in one. Furthermore is unhealthy for anyone at any age

They spend 12 to 14 hours each day shut up in a low-ceiling rooms they are all sickly and emaciated, their bodies thin and frail, their limbs feeble, their complexions pale, their eyes dead. This is the horror that Flora Tristan witnessed; people were working more than half a day with no food, clothes, and the working conditions were full of toxic air and other harmful substances. Her standpoint in this statement can be said as being non-biased as she is a socialist and thus, she cares (Doc. 7). People reacted violently to these conditions, which forced the government to pass the Ten Hours Act, which limited the number of hours a worker could work to ten hours a day. This resulted in better condition of the workers. William Abram, a journalist and historian, noticed, the condition of the factory laborers has been vastly improved (Doc. 10). This shows the result of the reaction of the people. The point of view of William Abram is factual and accurate as he is a journalist and a historian, and his work is to provide people with the truth. As witnessed by Frances Kemble, actress, poet, and dramatist, people were [s]houting No Corn Laws when she arrived in Manchester during the inaugural of railway. This shows the reaction to the wages that workers got before some reforms in Manchester (Doc. 4). Document 10 also states that the [w]ages thanks

Business owners wanted these poor inexperienced children to work in the mills. (The children who are employed at the factory are very young) (Document #8). Why would someone want young and inexperienced workers at their factory? Instead, they should be going to school to learn how to operate these monstrous machines.

"Last Thursday one girl fell down and broke her neck which caused instant death. She was going in or coming out of the mill and slipped down it being very icy" (Paul). This quote emphasizes the daily struggles that young children faced during the industrial revolution as far as looking out for their own well being. Children initially were involved in the work industry as a result of machines taking over thousands of men's jobs. Pictures of the factories sent very negative emotions to all who saw them, despite the positive sounding letters that were sent home. The work industry, for children, was extremely dangerous, and as stated in the source, children often died will on the job because of poor working conditions. Although the letters that children sent home to their families may have sounded positive overall, the images of children at work are anything but pleasurable to witness. As a result of analyzing these sources, that working as a child could be lethal, however, the letter contradicts the pictures by claiming the work environment is pleasurable.

To begin with, Lyddie should sign the petition to ensure better working conditions and environment for workers’ health. In the textile mill, where Lyddie is working, the factory girls are getting sick, under the pressure of terrible working environment. Also, the girls have been treated unfairly and were working for long hours with little pay. For example, in the Lyddie, it

Textile factories were not safe for working class families for the reason that the people were injured and unhealthy. A few people entered into the textile factories unhealthy which could´ve made their health issues worse. The interviewee , Dr. Holme says that the people employed were in great health. He also said that the children he had seen were all in health and that the hours they worked were not injurious to their health. John Birley says that they had good food and good beds. He also says that they were treated kindly. Dr . Holme says that Mr. Pooley employed 401 people and 363 people were in good health. Dr. Holme also said that the factories were as healthy as any other part of the working classes of the community. His conclusion was

And Lyddie might have to stay at the factory longer. Another reason why Lyddie should not sign the petition is that she could get blacklisted. If Lyddie got blacklisted then she cannot work at any factory again. “I’m thinking of you. What will you do with no job? You’d be blacklisted.” If Lyddie got blacklisted she would never have the money again, never pay the debt and she won’t have a home or any food. My connection to the claim is that Lyddie shouldn’t sign the petition because she could get blacklisted and fired. Lyddie needs the money for the debt that’s why she is working, if she paid the debt she could go back to the farm.

The book Lyddie by Katherine Paterson, Lyddie is torn between her family’s financial stability and her own health she is at a cross-road, Lyddie is a 16 year old girl in the year 1846. Since her father left she has been in charge of her household. Because of the debt on the farm she left home to become a factory girl. Lyddie should not sign the 10 hour petition. One, she has family to think of, two she needs the money to save the farm and have her family have a comfortable lifestyle and three she could get fired if she signed the petition .

Lyddie has to make a decision but like other kinds decision hers is hard to make. In the book lyddie by Katherine paterson lyddie goes to find a job at the lowell mills and she met a girl Diane and Diane wants her to sign the petition. While there are reasons lyddie should sign the petition, there are more reasons why lyddie should not sign the petition. One reason lyddie should not sign the petition is that she could get blacklisted. The text states ¨We got to think About keeping the farm for When papa comes back.

This creates an unfavorable climate for workers, because they are constantly sweating. Also, the rooms were very crowded as seen in the Boott Mills, which makes the heat worse causing more exhaustion. With exhaustions and compact machine rooms, risk for injuries increases among the mill girls. A simple mistake could lead to a metal piece shooting off and hitting another worker close by. Additionally, the machine rooms were so loud that this could also cause mistakes. The awareness of workers decreased and this is why they would petition for shorter work days. Lastly, cotton particles were constantly floating in the air and these mill girls would breath them in for at least twelve hours a day. As a result, many would have to deal with brown lung. The symptoms of this disease included coughing up these fibers, wheezing for air, and tightness of the chest. All of these symptoms could really only be treated by staying away from the fibers, but the mills girls would have to leave their jobs and would easily be replaced. As a result, many suffered from this disease while working in the mills. Overall, Marion expresses that the mill girls of Lowell did not have great working conditions, and the tour of the Boott Cotton Mill validates

Textile factory life was unhealthy and not safe for the working class families . In house of lords interview with dr.ward says “ the state of the health of the cotton factories for children is much worse than in other employments .” this spells out factory life is unhealthy. Dr.ward is a medical professional who has seen numerous textile mills , his testimony proves the unhealthy nature of these factories , than if left at home in apartments too often ll-aired , damp , and cold . “ andrew ure has witnessed many different kinds of factories in the manchester area and the on he wrote about is a cotton factory.in ”if they were working , they would rarely get sick, because its so warm factories , or injured.” his statement proves children who

The textile factory work is dangerous and therefore, it is not safe for working class families. Normally, children at a young age has an education and be outside playing games along with other kids, but some children work at factories for hours. In the interview, Dr.Ward, had said that the children who works at the factory are in danger with the machineries. On quote ¨...children´s arms and hands being caught in the machinery¨(House of Lords Interview with Dr. Ward). This proves it is not safe for workers because at such a young age, no children suffer such horrific injuries and losing limbs they need for everyday life. On the other hand, in the John Birley review, he had said “...the committee picked out about twenty of us, all boys”(John