What is The Road to Wigan Pier?
{{italic title}} '''''The Road to Wigan Pier''''' is a book by [[George Orwell]]. It was published in 1937. The first part of the book is about [[poverty]] in [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. It describes how people lived with very little money. In the second part of the book, the writer talks about how he thinks [[socialism]] could help make people's lives better.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/feb/20/orwell-wigan-pier-75-years|title=The road to Wigan Pier, 75 years on|first=David|last=Sharrock|date=20 February 2011|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> ==Background== George Orwell was paid to write a book about how people in [[Northern England]] lived. He travelled to different parts of the country to find out what people's lives were like. He stayed with families in different towns and also went to workplaces like [[coal mining|coal mines]]. ==Structure== The first part of the book talks about the way people lived. It talks about their houses, food, jobs and education. It describes what happened to people if they lost their jobs or became unwell. The second part of the book talks about [[socialism]]. George Orwell explains why he thinks socialism would help poor people have better lives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://katemacdonald.net/2016/04/14/george-orwells-the-road-to-wigan-pier/|title=George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier|first=|last=Kate|date=14 April 2016|publisher=}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|dfjvidvnegiuvnregv=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Road to Wigan Pier}} [[Category:1937 books]] [[Category:Wigan]] [[Category:Books by George Orwell]]