| In 19 century, British industry develops swiftly, the industrial propertied class position on economy and politics has got maximum raising. And the work class gets wages, man-hour length and the cruel exploitation of capitalist to low, life is very poor, their miserable condition makes one startling. And with this relative condition is , the life of capitalist is mostly rich, luxurious. So, the contradiction of the work class and the capitalist class is more and more obvious, more and more sharp, it is risen increasingly that this makes the worker of this period move. In the later stage of 30 decade of 19 century the work class have gone to the road of independent political struggle, have broken out the Charter Campaign of famous world. After Charter Campain finishes , what come soon afterwards is that a economy rise , the contradictory condition of labor and management have got change. The oppression and resist ,conflict and mitigation between the work class and propertied class have formed the important historical frame of British society of 19 century. Under such historical background, in British literature, can arise " industrial novel ". as Dickens's Hard Times as well as Madame Gaskell's Mary Barton , North And South and so on. In which Madame Gaskell the representative writer who can create this kind of works at last. Her for the work class life careful describe , for propertied class thorough observation, make this kind of her works have very high realistic value, at the same time have also replenished British literature creation in this field . On British literature history the position of Madame Gaskell perhaps and is not high, but if from the angle of the investigation industrial novel of 19 century, coming to see, this writer is one that cannot neglect. This works thorough Mary Barton the life state of having depicted the the work class of 19 century carefully. Barton this labor union mainstay as well as his daughter Mary ·Barton incision theme. The around focal point of this works is not uniform. Former part describe John mainly. The circumstances related to this figure are the life of worker, ideological condition, as well as the internal condition of worker's movement mainly. Then part describe Mary ·Barton mainly, the circumstances related to this figure are the course that she rescues lover Jim. Also namely, the circumstances progress of works can divide into two clues approximately: The condition of worker's movement that pause attends; Another strip revolve around Mary ·Barton feelings experience and the life of spread out statement. Two clues are interweaved mutually, have formed whole works. So do make this novel have reflected the worker's movement, have again accomplished for ordinary life and the psychology of figure careful describe, make works have very strong readability. Life and the thought of works for the work class depict careful lively, in the aspect of this, is more appropriate than cognition and the personal observation of author; On the other hand is also more important reason should be because of in the art with rich author imagination, in a word, the most outstanding characteristic of this works is the reflection for the true condition of the work class. Though, the handling of ending is more stiff , but is seen from whole, is industrial novel, the value of this works is to not allow to write off. North And South is another department of the works that are concerned with worker life of Madame Gaskell. But say with it that it has reflected the condition of the work class , has better to say that what it describes mainly is thought and the life of capitalist factory owner. Because the focal point of this works does not lie in the life state that demonstrates the work class , and lies in the social problem that reflects then England , capitalist quick development under, the original collision between the social structural and burgeoning industrial capitalist society of feudal nature for with than. It is in the south that shows in works the collisio...
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