Presentation of Victorian time and Charles Dickens

6. It all depended on their family…
Children from working class
families
ate poor food
worked long hours
lived in terrible conditions
died of diseases.

7. Children from rich
families
ate healthy food
had clean and
good clothes
didn’t need to
work
went on holidays
had expensive
toys

8.  At the age of 5 or 6,
children started to
work.
 They worked long
hours with little
breaks and no fresh
air.
 They often worked in
dangerous conditions.
 They were paid very
little.

10.  In factories
 As chimney
sweepers
 In coal mines
 In the streets
 In workhouses
 In farms

11.  Schools were not
free until 1891.
 Children from rich
families were
taught at home by
a governess until
they were 10 years
old.
 The boys went
away to public
schools like Eton
and Harrow.

25. Charles Dickens wanted to
send the optimistic message
‘everyone can change and
help the poor’.
The story of A Christmas Carol
established the idea of
Christmas charity towards those
less fortunate.