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Barmen
Fredrick Engels was born in Barmen in the German Rhineland. His father was a manufacturer of textiles and a devoted Christian. From an early age, Engels rejected the traditional mindsets of his community. he was ambitious and compassionate for the working class he deemed exploited by capitalism. Engels sees this way of living as a "dog's life." -
Joins Army
Engles moves to Berlin for military training requirements to escape the pressure of the family business being pushed upon him by his businessman of a father. Once in Berlin, Engels starts to write letters to the press using an alias of F. Oswald. This is the beginning of his philosophical writings on society. -
Marx&Engel
The two met in Paris after The Prussian government suppressed Marx for his philosophical writings. They bond over their similar mindsets on Hegelianism.
"Marx and Engels were the first to explain that socialism is not the invention of dreamers, final aim and necessary result of the development of the productive forces in modern society. All recorded history hitherto has been a history of class struggle, of the succession of the rule and victory of certain social classes over others." -
The Condition Of The Working Class In England
The Condition of The Working Class In England was published in Germany and is considered the first introduction to Engels's work on historical socialism. Engles work sheds light on the exploited working class in the industrial age of England. Engleas strongly opposes the ideas of the elements that institutionalize society, such as capitalism and religion. Engle's work sheds light on the exploited working class in the industrial age of England.