The film showed the class contradictions at that time in a straightforward manner. The common people lived in caves and could not survive the winter, but they had to be kicked out because of the sanctity of private property when they lived in empty manors; the potatoes were not harvested, but the grain was shipped to the UK. Fortunately, the landowners who were also Irish not only did not try their best to relieve disasters, but also expelled the low-end people in order to pay less poor tax; at that time, Diying also had a very evil anti-charity bill, that is, whoever gave alms to beggars who committed crimes, caught The kind that go directly to prison, causing many people not to dare to rescue emergency; at the same time, the lack of food harvest is a natural disaster, but the ineffective disaster relief is a man-made disaster. Diying thought of disaster relief at the first moment of the disaster, but once the warehouse is opened to release grain, The Irish region will become dependent on finance. In order to avoid such a situation, Diying will not directly provide disaster relief... I am convinced by this logic. Since he can no longer afford the money, Diying passed on the responsibility of disaster relief to the local church and the manor owner. The virtues of the manor owner were also mentioned above. The church is also a mess, as shown in the film, the church took the opportunity to engage in culture. Aggression, forcing Irish people to convert to Anglicanism and speak English before they can drink soup. As for the court controlled by the British, it was even more outrageous. During the famine period, the crime of unemployment was still convicted. To be honest, Diying’s strange crime is unique in human history. Because a person can’t find a job, he is considered a Criminals, this is simply unreasonable, and it turns out that this is good. Isn't it crazy to continue doing this during the famine? And like Jean Valjean, stealing a piece of bread will also be sentenced to 20 years, and the prisoner will be deprived of the right to defend if he does not speak English. Isn't this driving people to a dead end? As for fever, it is actually caused by malnutrition. The Chinese had the same symptoms in the 1960s, and some even had local organ enlargement and even hallucinations. In fact, they were starving.
The great man said that wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance.
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