Nelson Mandela said “when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw” (Mandela). The 19th century was a period of time characterized for a social and economic disparity among the Irish immigrants who were in searched of a better life opportunity in the new land. In the same vein, Irish people were looked like something bad for the city because of their lifestyle and because most of the citizens believed that Irish immigration would affect the city’s economic because of their willingness to work any kind of job for less money than the Americans. As a result, many Irish people were considerate as less than the Negros and other people from other countries creating in them a sense of isolation by the society or Fences between them and the new world that was coming by the time. It is clear that this situation made them to bond in order to fight back, have better chances of survival and a better community despite the hostility of the decade. Frustrated for their situation many of the Irish people started to form violent gangs which gave them a new illegal form of make some money within the street.
Also, in accordance with the learned in class, many of the Irish were against the lottery draft after the initial drawing showed that most of the people named were Irish something that wasn’t seen good at all from their point of view . It has made a social clash between them and the local government leaded for a social revolution that lasted several days.
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