For one coming of age as a worker everyday tasks were difficult; a basin like this had to last workers like Jane Eyre a whole day in her kitchen, unless she wanted to empty and refill it.
Worker’s chances of advancement in society were small as communication lines were more limited than today. As the only form of communication was by letter and newspaper.
Not only were lines of communication fewer and farer between but so were chances of transportation for workers, making it difficult for people to change their situation.
By learning and gaining new knowledge, workers could begin to have new thoughts and new possibilities.
Just as the Berlin wall is a concrete symbol of separation, there was an invisible wall that separated not only different classes and genders but also separated people within those categories.
Great opening images, Laura. The last few seemed a bit more tenuous in connection to the important themes that your accompanying text identifies. Nice start!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite picture is the one of the books. It has a very haunted feel to it which I feel is related to some of the things we talked about this week. All of your photos are framed really artfully and all seem to connect to something other than just the object being framed.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you incorporated so many different things into this blog about coming of age as a worker. Lots of your shots are really pretty, but also great examples of what we've learned.
ReplyDeleteI really like all the different effects you explored with your pictures! They are so different from each other yet similar in the way they help depict everything we learned this week. I love the telephone booth and it's antique appearance and also the books. Like Tiffany said the books look creepy and eery which reminds me of Jane's experience at Gateshead.
ReplyDeleteI thought your photos were beautiful, and for the most part you made really interesting connections to the book! I especially loved the phone booth!
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