district of Whitechapel, located in the East End of London, was home to those seen as degenerates by the middle and upper classes. Despite this view, the East End overflowed with residents whose “hard-luck” stories essentially required them to change their lifestyles to survive. While the majority of essays on this topic focus on who Jack the Ripper might have been or the anti-Semitism that was evident in the case, this essay will focus on the labour of the East End. The aim of this
Since its invention in the late nineteenth century, the name Jack the Ripper has caused hundreds of contemporary historians and writers to obsess over its meaning. The name is a symbol of horror, sexual perversion, crime, filth, and savagery. Jack the Ripper is more than a man or a murderer; he is an enigma that has grown over the years to become a source of fascination that continues today. This thesis will focus on two images of Jack created by the police and the press of Whitechapel. The third
Impressions of the Play Titled Cleaning Up This essay will be based on my, impressions of the play, 'Cleaning Up' which I saw on 25/03/04. The name of the company performing the play was 'Theatre Venture'. There were four members of this company and between them they shared the roles. My first impressions when entering the theatre hall were very good ones. The first thing I noticed was the almost intimidating music playing in the background. This music caught my attention because it was
Jack the Ripper Terror of London Jack the Ripper is infamous for his serial killings during the late 1800’s of London. Jack the Rippers legacy lives on today shrouded in folklore and mystery. We will look at the facts surrounding the macabre murders and examine evidence provided by the victims, the press, and police. To first understand the case of Jack the Ripper, you have to know about a very different time period, the year 1888 in London. In the late 1800s, London's East End was a place that was viewed
killer who became known as Jack the Ripper. To this day the identity of the killer remains a mystery. Five women were brutally killed in the East End of London, by a maniac who appeared to kill without warning and with no remorse. 1)What can you learn from Source A? Source A tells us that the two murders were aimed directly at the poorest people in East End at the time, and usually because of the poverty at that time, the women had to revert to prostitution so this tells us that the murderer
killed his wife by having the impression she was a prostitute (Newton 112). Montague John Druitt was considered a suspect because he was found drowned in the Thames River. He was known from going around and murdering prostitutes in the streets of London. Jack started his reign of terror on August 31, 1888, when he killed a lady known
charities around, that focuses on children’s welfare in the UK. In 1866, Barnardo arrived in London to train as a Doctor, but noticed that the population of London was so vast in size that there was unemployment, overcrowding, poverty, and disease particularly in the East End area of London the poorest area of UK. Shortly after Barnardo arrived in London, Cholera a deadly disease swept through East End, killing more than 5,500 people, forcing thous... ... middle of paper ... ...allegations relating
Intelligent is a word to describe Jack the Ripper because of the people he chose and the place he chose to perform the mutilation. As a matter of fact, he killed five prostitutes in the East End of London a crime ridden, over crowded, and the most impoverished part of London. His "comfort zone", or the place he killed the woman, is around one square mile. Even though he chose such a small zone to kill woman in so little time showed to his intelligence and skillfulness with a knife. The cuts he made
possible leads and were using this leaflet as a last attempt. To sum up source F shows us that that the police methods were very much reliant on witnesses and help from the public. Source Gis part of a letter from the Home Secretary to the mile End Vigilance Committee dated 17th September, after the murder of Annie
Lets put ourselves into the shoes of a London resident, shall we? Walking down the road, a fellow civilian begins a conversation with us, soon inquiring on the area which we reside. Simple question, correct? Wrong. Throughout London there has remained a divide between East and West London since the Victorian Era. West side London remains blessed with the reputation of maintaining a family-friendly, uppity, and wealthy neighborhood; while the East side has remained notorious for it’s more difficult
February 2018 Research note, London Dockland What is brief history of the Dockland It is in the east and south east of London The city surrounding with water. Until the 17th century, Londoners began to take serious water in the East End. The harbor was built at Rotherhithe,in 1690s After the dock (harbor) was built, attracted workers from around the country and around the world, making the East End a densely populated area full of different nationalities and cultures. London Docklands is the name of
found almost anywhere in Victorian London (one could walk along a street of an affluent neighborhood, turn the corner, and find oneself in an area of depravity and decay), most upper-class Londoners, who tended to dwell in the West End, associated the East End with the lower class. Writers like Henry Mayhew (London Labour and the London Poor) and Jack London (The People of the Abyss), and artists like Gustave Dore (London) and John Thomson (Street Life in London) - all chroniclers of the desperate
Family? In this essay, I am going to try to explain what family is and what is family diversity in east London. I am going to address this in a few paragraphs also considering different types of families, ethnicities, cultures and sexual orientation. I will also be briefly explaining the immigration impact in east london and how this links to family diversity. • What is family diversity in East London. In human society, a family is a group of people affiliated either by recognized birth, marriage
In 1600 a group of London put in the East India Company. Queen Elizabeth I allowed it a monopoly of English commerce with ‘the East’ and at its height, it ruled half the world’s trade. Its first ships attained in India in 1608. For 250 years its trading activities - followed by hypnotization and colonization - profoundly affected both India and Britain, moving forward to the establishment of the British Empire (Raj). The East India Company rapidly established plentiful trading bases along India’s
Jack the Ripper chose to kill prostitutes, he only struck at night and he only killed people in London. Jack the Ripper did not think twice about his actions, he had to ask himself should I really do this and what will be my consequences? Jack the Ripper killed most of his victims while they were exiting their wagons or if they were walking in a dark alley. Jack the Ripper covered his victim's mouth so they would not scream. Jack the Ripper was one of the most famous serial killers because of who
(Naman 47) "In 1800, the overwhelming majority of London's Jews, rich and poor, were still living in the East End of London, in and around the city" (Black 63). Not until decades later would Jews move out of the East End and move outwards from London and form their own communities. East End was the complete opposite of West End London. Black describes " a great part of the East End in gloomily picturesque panorama. The angular meanness of the buildings is veiled [with] the dusk" (Black 63).
the German air force had bombed the main places like east London. The main aims of the Blitz were to break the morale of the British people by destroying their homes and to destroy transport and industry. The effects of the Blitz were blackouts, bombings, people dieing, evacuation and gas masks. The blitz was period of intense bombing of London and other cities that continued until the following May. For the next consecutive 57 days, London was bombed either during the day or night. Residents
The likes of Bailey broke the elite class of photography, seeing as most of the new and upcoming out there British photographers were coming from places like East London, compared to the John French a photographer who was far more reserved. There was a difference between the already known photographer to the new upcoming free spirited photographers, Wortman explains French studio “we never played music, there was no music in the background, it was very… church like, really” (wortman 2009). Women’s
The Salvation Army was established in London's East End in 1865 by William Booth and his wife Catherine. Initially, Booth named the association the East London Christian Mission. The name The Salvation Army developed from an occurrence on May 19 and 20. William Booth was writing a letter to his secretary George Scott Railton and said, "We are a volunteer army." Bramwell Booth heard his dad and said, "Volunteer! I'm no volunteer, I'm a regular!" Railton was told to cross out "volunteer" and substitute
The Whitechapel Murders In 1888 In 1888, the East End of London was being terrorised by a serial killer. This serial killer was one of a kind, and would later turn out to be the most famous serial killer of all time. In the ten weeks succeeding the 31st of August 1888, five poor East End prostitutes were brutally murdered at night. Not only had their throats been cut, but also in the case of four of the victims, their bodies had been horrifically mutilated. All the attacks occurred during