19th Century Attitudes Towards Children

19th Century attitudes toward Children and Childhood:

The 19th century are called the Victorian Era. During the Victorian period, children's life was very poor, they have less education, and they been forced to work in the factories.It seemed that they “over gain an overwhelming impression of children's, they prefered themselves as a victims: They seem figure primarily as beings who are abused, abandoned or abducted . Since it was primarily working class children has been recorded in the history. (Victorian Children, and Childhood 108 )” “Victorian ideas regarding children, learning, and play were grounded in the educational theories which emerged in connection with the enlightenment. (Victorian, Children, and Play 318)” Throughout the

In 1870, a law was passed which made all the children aged between 5-10 in Britain to attend school. In the age of 11 in 1890, children needs to leave school, if parents and employers of a working children will still prevented some of them to go to school as they were making money in their workplace. Schools were totally different that we have of today. Poor inner city areas there could be anywhere. The schools were imposing buildings with high up windows to prevent children from seeking out of. Villages schools typically had smaller classes however the age groups would be varied. It wasn’t uncommon to see 6 years old children to work in the same classroom as a 10 year old , and due to the size of the school classrooms. Teachers will write on the whiteboard by using chalkboard and children needs to copy it down. Teaching lacked creativity and it was a strict, uncomfortable place for children to begin their life

In Jane Eyre’s life, when she was little, her parents died, so she lives with her cousin's house, Reed family in Gateshead hall. Their family treated her like a servant, emotionally and physically abused. For example “ You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mamma says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mamma's expense. Now I’ll teach you to rummage my book-shelves: for they are mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few years. Go and stand by the door, out of they way of the mirror and the windows. (Bronte 16)”, this is when John said to Jane. In Jane’s education,