Riis

The great influx of immigrants who came to the United States during the nineteenth century faced xenophobic sentiments from everybody— commoners and government officials alike. Consequently, the immigrants who came to America in search of economic opportunity were attributed with the characteristics of filth, laziness, and inferiority. Accordingly, editorial cartoons of the time encapsulated these nativist views held by Anglo-Saxons. One such cartoon, “The Stranger at the Gate”, depicted a rugged

People would crowd the streets, creating makeshift marketplaces so that “the very hallways had been made into shops” (Riis, “The Bend” from How The Other Half Lives), although the products were not suitable for any consumer. Vendors would sell “slimy, odd-looking” fish, “anything but appetizing” meat, “stale bread”, and “loads of decaying vegetables” (Riis, “The Bend” from How The Other Half Lives). Since cramped living and the substandard food was all that many workers could afford,

Two-thirds of the population were living in overcrowded tenement houses. These small apartments held multiple families, without indoor plumbing. Neighborhoods were taken over by disease and crime. Jacob Riis and Jane Addams were two influential reformers surrounding living conditions in the cities. Jacob Riis photographed

many books, which had powerful impact on political, social and cultural aspects of the society and influenced transformative changes in building the strong modern America. One of such book is, “How the Other Half Lives”, authored by Jacob Riis in 1888. Jacob Riis migrated to New York from Denmark but as he could not find work, he stayed in slums of New York. The conditions of the accommodation and the plight of the slum developers touched him deeply and he started writing about the same. Important

Within the realm of photography, the concept of “the Other” is frequently discussed especially in conjunction with the notions of identity and the gaze. In this context, “the Other” refers to individuals or groups that are not classified as normal or belonging due to some sort of fundamental difference that exists between them and the observer. These differences can take the form of race, nationality, religion, social class, gender, sexual orientation, and countless other characteristics, and often

high” (Riis 385) to accommodate the damages left behind by the wealthy, but the money did not actually go to renovating. This way how the renters were able to stay rich and the immigrants stayed poor. The tenants lived “beneath mouldering water-rotted roofs or burrowed among the rats of clammy cellars’” (Riis 385). The fact that the immigrants paid rent higher than they could afford to pay for damages that never got fixed was hidden from other citizens. Nobody knew of the conditions until Riis exposed

The Progressive movement that began in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s was an attempt to bring about governmental reforms and to correct injustices in American life. Tired of the poor working and living conditions, overcrowding of the cities, political corruption, and abuses by industrialists, people took it upon themselves to try and create change. By using many forms of the media, combined with organized protests, people exposed these issues and informed thousands of Americans of the conditions

bathrooms, no kitchen, no heat, bad hygiene and no privacy. “Lodgers in a Bayard Street Tenement” depicted in a photo that is shot by a photographer and writer Jacob Riis He wrote a book called “How the Other Half Lives” that led to a revolution in social reform. He exposed hardships, misery, starvation and people who were suffering. Riis benefit his time for the less fortune. He didn’t want the people were living in

Decreased child labor, improved the conditions of meat packaging factories, gave people a role in their nation's Government, Stopped unfair Business Practices, And improved the lives of many immigrants and working class citizens. Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis were both very important people during the progressive era because they were just some of the people to help

publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future "muckraking" journalism by exposing the slums to New York City’s upper and middle classes. This work inspired many reforms of working-class housing, both immediately after publication as well as making a lasting impact in today's society. Vivid imagery and complex syntax establish a sympathetic tone which Riis uses to expose poverty to the general