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Abuses o f Children During Victorian Times

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Abuses o f Children During Victorian Times

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Running Head: ABUSES OF CHILDREN DURING VICTORIAN TIMES1Abuses of Children During Victorian TimesName of the StudentName of the Institution
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ABUSES OF CHILDREN DURING VICTORIAN TIMES2Abuses of Children During Victorian TimesCharles Dickens is one of the renowned England novelists who made history during theVictorian era. He used fiction stories to depict and condemn the social, moral and economicabuses. He Dickens was empathetic and compassionate towards the oppressed and led to somesocial reforms. His familiarity and concerns with the ills that permeated the English society werecultivated by his childhood traumatic experiences. His father had been imprisoned thus Dickenswas subjected to early working (at the age of twelve) in a shoe industry. Dickens' Hard Timesnarrates the transformation that took place during the English industrialization and the adverseeffects it has on the citizens. Children were not spared either. The aim of the paper is thus todiscuss some of the abuses that children faced during the Victorian times. The emergence of capitalism in England led to the enormous demand for cheap labor. Forthis reason, children became prime targets in the companies where they worked as laborers(Horrell, Humphries & Voth, 2001). Poverty was one of the precipitating factors that saw amassive enrollment of children into companies and industries (Dutta, 2014). They were expectedto feed themselves as well as cater for their families. The Orphaned, abused, neglected orexploited children were the most vulnerable during the Victorian times. Dickens' Hard Timesdemonstration of child abuse is primarily portrayed by the character, Sissy Jup. Children, as demonstrated by Dickens, were deprived of parental care and nurturewhereas it (parental care) is a fundamental aspect of the growth and development of a child.Sissy is a victim of parental negligence. She is abandoned by her mother, father, and family andlives in a care home with her undependable caring brother-in-law (Dickens, 1996). However, sheis later adopted by Gradgrind and invited to study in his school while living with his family.
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