Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Zola’s “Germinal” and Gaskell’s “Mary Barton”. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper which examines the social conditions seen in Zola’s “Germinal” and Elizabeth Gaskell’s “Mary Barton.” No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAzolger.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
somewhat newly industrialized age. It was during the age of industrialization that people lost a great deal of hope as they struggled to survive in a new world, a world
that insisted they work for others rather than work for themselves simply, off the land. Of course such industrialization was good for those in power, those who owned factories, and
those who made profits off of production. But, for the people who worked hard life was a struggle of the most difficult kind. The following paper examines each novel separately,
examining the social and working conditions of the characters, primarily the female characters. The paper then provides a comparison of the two novels in these regards. Germinal Germinal
is a story about a community that works in the mines. The entire novel is filled with numerous characters and painfully real conditions that speak of darkness and despair. Children
and women, along with men, work in the mines seeking to find the most meager of existences in a world that uses such people up. The primary female character is
Catherine, the daughter of Etienne who is a mineworker. Catherine lives in a society where her possibilities are incredibly limited in her community. She has the option to starve
to death, do nothing, or enter into a profession of prostitution. With these as her choices she makes the decision to work in the mines, working herself to death if
need be, rather than face the alternatives available in her life. She would far rather work herself near to death or to death, pushing heavy wagons underground, living underground and
rarely seeing the light of day, than become a whore, or become nothing more than another mouth to feed in her mothers house. Catherines mother is also a very strong
...