Sunday, November 2, 2014

Far and Away Reference to 1890s USA

The tenant farmers of Ireland were suffering from the abusiveness of their landlords. They had their lands stolen from the farmers in which causes lots of suffering to many people. Ireland had the government in which people followed many rules, laws for the people. The United States was different, where there were less rules, since they are still a new nation, murder is easier to accomplish, due to lack of police techniques during the time. United States offered many things, but the people who are willing to move to the US, has their hopes down, cause it is much more complicated to achieve the "free" things.

In the movie, during the time of the 1890s United States, there were a lot of immigrants in search for money, people mainly didn't hire Irish workers. The immigrants were provided poor conditioned homes, and low waged back breaking jobs. The Industrial revolution provided the jobs for the immigrants, factories hired the Irish, but other local businesses didn't.
Boston Harbor, Immigrants landing in 1890s.

Lowell Boott Mills, where many workers are there for their jobs.

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