Viewpoints differ accordingly in relation to specific historical moments such as the Victorian Era, where as most historians define it as a time of great achievements through art and literature, others perceive it as an era of poverty, limited opportunities, and all other social burdens. While art movements were expanding and scientific theories were being put to the test, poverty and death rates were steadily increasing. Due to the population explosion and immigration (both foreign and domestic), employment had become unbearably difficult to find, as well as food and clean water. (Barbera Daniels, 2003). Women turned to prostitution to provide for themselves and others, while children forced themselves into labor amongst all other hardships. The upper class turned a blind eye to starvation and sicknesses amongst the lower class society.
Although, centuries later, laws have been created to better suit individuals of the lower societies, poverty and unemployment remains high. In this age, the outcomes aren’t as severe as they were during the Victorian Era; however, history continues to repeat itself. The ruin of it all is the simple fact that a lower class continues to exist. As wealth and power progressively increases amongst the upper class society, the lower class remains powerless and limited in opportunity. Like the Victorian Era, we are divided amongst each other. As many would say, “The rich are getting richer, while others will continue to struggle financially as well as economically.”
