Fors Clavigera (Volume 4 of 8) Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain

"Fors Clavigera (Volume 4 of 8)" by John Ruskin is a compilation of letters from the late 1800s to the working class of Great Britain, where he grapples with ideas of social duty, ethical business practices, and realistic societal improvements. Ruskin's letters display a worry for the well-being of laborers, and he dreams of a fairer world. Early on, Ruskin thinks about art, social wrongs, and real life. He tells of meeting a young girl in Oxford and thinks about how hard modern life is, compared to the beauty of art. Ruskin finds fault with people who are okay with the troubles of the world and stresses the need to change society from the ground up. His plan for fixing things includes teaching about farming and avoiding complex machines, choosing older ways that help people work and take care of themselves. This start shows how he will further check out the ties between people, society, and nature.