The Poor Amendment Act of 1834 (promoting both individualism and capitalism within 19th century Britain society) withheld a heavy impact to the country's poverty relief system. It stipulated that the poor could only receive government assistance if they moved into government workhouses. Although propitious in theory, the law contained many flaws within its structure, ... their main characters relate to their peers within the working class. The relationship between these two parties is essential to outlining the themes within each novel. For example, Dickens' plot line for Oliver Twist, is me...

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