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Content & Trigger Warnings for The Road to Wigan Pier (1724)

4 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, The Road to Wigan Pier (1724) contains 4 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Grief / bereavement (major focus), Terminal illness, Alcohol abuse (depicted).

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Identity & Discrimination

3/5Depicted

Orwell documents racial attitudes in colonial Britain

Mental Health & Emotional

2/5Referenced

Orwell documents the suffering and despair of the working class and unemployed during the Great Depression, evoking communal grief.

2/5Depicted

Descriptions of illness and poor health conditions

Substance Use

2/5Depicted

Drinking culture among working class documented