Poem: a trapper boy and a hurrier working?

Was zeigt dieses bild? Ich verstehe den kontext halt nicht. Mein lehrer sagte es geht irgendwie um die arbeiter (kinder) in den mienen in der industrialisierung?

Answer 1

[Uneternal]

Dazu müsste man halt mal googeln und sich dann durchlesen, was Trapper und Hurrier sind. Dann versteht man das Bild bestimmt auch.

Trappers, Hurriers, and Hewers: Working in a Coal Mine – We Are Such Stuff IV (wordpress.com)

To clear the mines of gas, a crude ventilation system was used: The job of “trappers”, most often young children, was to sit underground, opening and closing trap doors located across the mine. These trap doors allowed coal trucks through, but also caused drafts which could spread a cloud of noxious gas. The mine owners believed the system of trap doors might help the blast of an explosion from damaging more of the mine (their first concern was their investment, not their workers!). Unfortunately, this system was very ineffectual and there were many accidents.