The Poor

Due to fluctuating prices of food, one in ten

families remained below the ‘breadline’ meaning they were unable to afford basics such as bread.

Charitable ‘relief’ for the needy was given by local parishes due to the Poor Law.

Society believed the poor brought poverty upon themselves

Death rate of poor was over 90% in London workhouses

The facts

The textcontraction

s

Plastering? The walls of the house

Abnormally thin

Reference to god

Spelling-clothes

Long ‘S’ at beginning or in middle of word suggest old fashioned

Think of/believe

Nobody checked for 11 days and properly longer

the essentials

Doesn’t make sense

Bundle of sticks and twigs used for fuel

Someone from church that kept eye on those in the parish

Poor and ill

Short ‘s’ at end of word

The faggot Meaning

change

People didn’t care about the poor. They gave help but were not persistent and did not fully make sure of their welfare. Unlike today, the

poor do not have benefits to help them survive. The society’s views are still similar to todays. Some people now believe that it is the poor’s fault that they are in the situation they are in.

The Pragmatics