London in the Throes of Industrialization

In his book "The People of the Abyss" published in 1903, Jack London writes about his experiences living in the poverty-stricken areas of East London, specifically the Whitechapel district.

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The air he breathes, and from which he never escapes, is sufficient to weaken him mentally and physically, so that he becomes unable to compete with the fresh virile life from the country hastening on to London Town to destroy and be destroyed. It is incontrovertible that the children grow up into rotten adults, without virility or stamina, a weak-kneed, narrow-chested, listless breed, that crumples up and goes down in the brute struggle for life with the invading hordes from the country. The railway men, carriers, omnibus drivers, corn and timber porters, and all those who require physical stamina are largely drawn from the country.

Jack London, The People of the Abyss, 1903

Question 1

Short answer

Identify one effect of industrialization on people as described in the excerpt.

Question 2

Short answer

Describe one economic cause of the environmental conditions described in the excerpt.

Question 3

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Compare one way environmental conditions in London at the beginning of the 20th century were similar or different to those in New York City at the same time.

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