Rise of industrialization = contraction of the countryside; jobs are relocated to

London and so the countryside disappears. Massive displacements of the population

of the countryside to London, including a massive displacement of the poor. There
was no social safety net.
Course summary:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (a doctor who has two sides due to an experiment, the Dr
who represents the morality of the middle class, and Mr Hyde, who is free from this
morality); Jack the Ripper: Represents the Victorian attitudes towards the poor. Most
of the course is looking at marginalized groups of people. What happens as a
consequence of massive social change? Social attitudes towards the poor. The
upper class considers themselves virtuous and moral in comparison to the poor (still
happens today)

Midwife: Also looks at modernity. The modern period also represents progress.