How did the changes brought about by the factory system challenge the family? How do some of the authors included in Chapter Four, in Rogers, treat this issue? Does Mary Shelley have any insights or criticisms with regard to the family and industrial society? The changes brought about by the factory system changed drastically the whole family structure. This is especially evident from the way children and women were treated in the industrial society. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein discusses changes within the family from two different perspectives one of which is Victor's and the other one that of the creature. The Industrial Revolution created a unique new category of people who were dependent on their job alone for income, a job from which they might be laid off without any reason. The factory worker had no land, no home, and no source of income but his job. Working in the factory meant more self-discipline and less personal freedom for workers. The system tended to depersonalize society and reduced workers to an impersonal status. This Economy powered by machines, turned people into machines as well. Even though life overall was improving, the industrialism brought misery to the workers and their families. Family struc

She starts by talking about Victor's obsession with science and how it influenced his family bond. Families now worked on factories and mills for people they did not know. " (chapter 2) This desire led Victor to creating life just like the desire of change led people to the age of industrialism. Victor's interest in science begins when at fifteen he witnessed a huge oak tree blasted by a lightning bolt. This kind of employment left the women no time for the family functions such as cooking diners and caring for children. Families were less closely bound together than in the past - the economic link was broken. (11-16) ------------------------------------------------------------------------Bibliography. Productive work was taken out of the cottage. Women had no time nor health to care for their children the regular way. They especially depended on children who were good with their hands and parents realizing an extra income often forced their children into work. After two concentrated years of study at the university, Victor succeeds in his studies. "An imperfect abstract from the registration of deaths for the year 1838, gives a total, in p. Victor spends the whole time in pursuit of his studies. Production was the key in the industrial society and family was a minor issue. Engels discusses the conditions that women were put into due to the Industrialization.