2. “London”, by William Blake.
LONDON WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT POEM WRITTEN BY WILLIAM
BLAKE IN 1797.
THIS POEM DESCRIBES THE CURRENT
SITUATION DURING THE
INDUSTRIALIZATION.
I wander thro' each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet,
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.
In every cry of every Man,
In every Infant’s cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.
How the Chimney-sweeper's cry
Every black'ning Church appalls,
And the hapless Soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls.
But most, thro' midnight streets I hear
How the youthful Harlot's curse
Blasts the new born Infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.
3. “The picture of Dorian Gray”.
THIS IS A NOVEL WRITTEN BY OSCAR
WILDE BETWEEN 1990/1991.
THE SETTING IS LONDON, BUT THIS IS JUST
THE BACKGROUND FOR THE MAIN
CHARACTER’S ADVENTURES. SOCIAL ISSUES
AREN’T HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH ITS
DESCRIPTIONS.
4. “Oliver Twist”.
IN THIS CASE CHARLES DICKENS CRITIQUES
THE CITY IN THE 19th CENTURY, AND DIVIDED
ITS IN TWO PARTS.
THE FIRST PRESENTED A RESPECTABLE LIFE,
FREEDOM AND RIGHTS; THE OTHER,
CHARACTERIZED BY WORKHOUSES, HAD
TERRIBLE LIVING CONDITIONS.
5. “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide”.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WROTE THIS BOOK
DESCRIBING LONDON’S STREET AND
ATMOSPHERE ENDING UP MAKING A SIMILAR
CONTRAPOSITION AS DICKENSON; THE FIRST
PART OF THE CITY LOOKED COLORFUL, THE
SECOND WERE CREEPY AND GLOOMY FOR
THE EYE OF THE PASSENGER.
