Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Prostitution in Victorian England

Thesis: The story of prostitutes in Victorian England showed a life of vulgarity and suffering.

x- Prostitute was beaten as a child, ran away to a lodging house.
2- 10-12 year olds sleeping together
x- Lived with a 15 year old as his wife (despite her being 12) until he was sent to prison
x- Lives with individuals who promiscuously change partners and boast of stealing
x- Begins to break and steal to be imprisoned intentionally.
x- Women go out for prostitution in order to earn money- failure to do so causes beating.

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