Justice In The 19th Century

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Imagine you as a twelve year old kid living in the streets of Paris, France. As you are slowly dying of starvation the sweet scent of apple pie from a nearby window catches your fancy. While the streets are constantly being watched by guards, you sneak up to the pie and in a flash you steal it while getting caught by a nearby officer. You get sent to prison for 25 years doing hard labor. Do you want to be marginalized by society? If you can’t decide or are interested read more. Coming from the movie Les Miserables, The society of nineteenth century France was corrupt in most ways but the main issues include unfair justice, unfair treatment of the poor, and the risk low-class people take to live. Justice in the twenty-first Century is really …show more content…

You would think even in the 19th century there would be health care but you are wrong. The government gives you protection and a place to live but medicine was something to brag about. People working for low pay or even poor people have almost no chance of survival if they get a disease, but the rich can get anything. Nobody cares about the health of the poor except for the church. As previously mentioned, the church is the only continuous supporter known in France. The nun school known as Petit-Picpus do their best to supply food, clothing, and other necessities but even that doesn’t help the poor get back on their feet. Of course the government doesn’t care as long as they get the taxes. The privileged people of French society or the people with money often mistook the less fortunate for really bad people. The group who does this the most is the government. As the life goes on as usual for a rich person, a prostitute on the street has given up everything for her child and is getting beaten up because she is unholy. Is this really what should happen? People back then believed so because if they had an excuse to do something they would do