Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1940, Bernard Pomerance settled in England in the early 1970s with the ambition of becoming a novelist. He soon turned to drama, however, and became involved with various left-wing theater groups, writing and producing plays in London. The first play of his to gain wide recognition was The Elephant Man, which is set in the Victorian era and based on a true story. The play portrays the life of Joseph Carey Merrick, an extremely deformed man who was born in 1862. Highlighted in the play are the repressive social attitudes of Victorian society as well as the era's scientific ideas concerning evolution and survival of the fittest.
The Industrial Revolution. From roughly 1780 to 1850, England experienced phenomenal growth in industry. This growth was due to several factors, including a stable British political system, a large population available for work, and ample natural resources. This period, which became known as the Industrial Revolution, was characterized by mechanization and a factory system that led to an increase in per capita production in England. As its industries grew stronger, the country moved from its centuriesold existence as an agrarian nation into an industrial, urbanized society.
This is a free page. This page contains 201 words. This
article contains 3,926 words (approx. 13 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Article with our The Elephant Man Access Pass.
