THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Workers' Conditions through the eyes of Charles Chaplin, by Celeste González Skender
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The document analyzes working conditions during the industrial revolution as depicted in Charlie Chaplin's film 'Modern Times.' It highlights the harshness of labor, where workers experience minimal free time and are constantly monitored and punished for inefficiency. The assembly line is presented as a metaphor for life, emphasizing the necessity of hard work to avoid punishment and gain rewards.
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Workers' Conditions through the eyes of Charles Chaplin, by Celeste González Skender
- 1. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Workers' Conditions through the eyes of Charles Chaplin Celeste González Skender ESO4 As for the description of the working conditions shown in the two clips from the film (Modern Times), I reckon that in both short films, those are very hard and strict. In the first one, I can see that Charlie Chaplin is exhausted and tired, also he had a very short free time, like thirty seconds. In the second one, I think that it is a good work, nevertheless, he didn't have a nice time, because the machine was hitting all the time to Chaplin. Answering the question “Why can workers not attend to personal needs while they are working?”, in my opinion, the workers can't attend personal needs because it isn't their work. Because their work is maybe to see how the other workers work, in other words, the boss will punish them or tell the other workers to work harder if they aren't working hard. As far as free time from work is concerned, according to one of the clips from the movie, when the guards saw that the workers were working very, very, very hard, they allow them to rest a little bit: one second.
- 2. Regarding the image of the assembly line work the film conveys, I think, that it means that if you (in your life) don't work hard or you don't make the highest effort in something, you will have less time to do your work and everything will get accumulated. Also, I think that it wants to say that if you don't work correctly, according to the governor's laws you will be punished, but if you work correctly, you will have a reward.