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Evidence about Factory Conditions - From what William Cobbett wrote.
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Evidence about Factory Conditions 1) From what William Cobbett wrote about the conditions in factories, it makes the factories seem almost like some hell on earth. The tone he uses makes him sound angry and hateful, putting across an extremely strong opinion. The language he uses makes it seem as though factory work is slavery, and the words and metaphor he uses make the workers sound like tortured prisoners. For instance, the phrase "these creatures are kept, 14 hours a day, locked up summer and winter in a heat of 84 degrees" makes the workers sound like they are some sort of mutation, and brings your attention to the fact they are treated like animals, or so his language puts across. The way he describes them as being "locked up" makes them sound as though they are kept like prisoners, and telling us how they worked in a heat of "84 degrees"...
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