This image was made to show the hardships children went through as laborers during the industrial revolution. It shows how children were used to fit into tight places that adults couldn’t which were usually dangerous. The image shows children in a filthy coal mine pushing a cart of coal in extremely unsanitary conditions. The author’s motivation for creating this drawing was to show how wrong it was for children to work several hours of hard labor and filthy conditions for little pay. He basically wanted to show the hardships of children during this time period. Many children did jobs such as this so they could afford food for their family while owners of the coal mine or factory hoarded their money for themselves. Other jobs children did during this time period included fitting into machines in factories to fix them which was extremely hazardous and many children were killed by or crippled by the machinery. The intended audience for viewing of this image is anybody interested in what life was like for children living during the Industrial Revolution. The author wishes for the viewer of this drawing to notice the lack of space the children have to crawl and push a cart through. He also emphasizes the strain put into transporting the coal cart uphill by the stance that the children moving it are in. During the Industrial revolution working conditions for children were unsanitary and hazardous and the creator of this drawing wishes to show that through this work of art.