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People of the Abyss

People of the Abyss

著者： Jack London
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In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working class earns meager wages that barely keep them afloat. Through heart-wrenching conversations and personal encounters, London cultivates a profound empathy for these often-overlooked souls, revealing the grim truths of street life, the appalling conditions of workhouses, and the substandard quality of the cheap food they are forced to consume. His narrative flows with both fluidity and vivid imagery as he critiques the societal structures that maintain this abyss of poverty, shining a light on the affluent elite who prosper from the labor of the destitute. As he starkly observes, The food this managing class eats, the wine it drinks, ... the fine clothes it wears, are challenged by eight million mouths which have never had enough to fill them. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)Copyright Assorted Non Fiction アート 文学史・文学批評 社会科学 科学
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