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The East Versus The West: The Representation Of Jack The Ripper In Albert And Allen Hughes' From Hell

The East Versus the West: The Representation of Jack the Ripper in Albert and Allen Hughes' From Hell
Often times a country decides to pass laws and rules in attempt to rectify its appearance. Sometimes the new laws work and other times they only create more chaos throughout the country. This chaos could have the potential to destroy everything that the country has worked towards. As a result, there is a creation of the fear of destruction among the people and the government. Although there are many methods to fix a problem, sometimes a country's perspective on the source of the problem could be misconstrued. In Albert and Alan Hughes' From Hell, Great Britain fears that Jack the Ripper and his murders will be the cause of its negative image. However the underlying fear lies within the continuous conflict between the East and the West. The West feels that the East will rise up and taint their image.
In the movie From Hell, several prostitutes are the victims of an unknown killer. Inspector Abberline tries to figure out who is responsible for the murders and falls in love with a prostitute in the process. At the end, the killer, later known as Jack the Ripper, murders the prostitutes in attempts to disassociate the royal family from the problems of the East End.
The obvious fear of Jack the Ripper is related to the fear of the West of the East. From Hell depicts Great Britain during the Victorian Era. During this time, there was a class split between the West and the East. The West included mainly the native Englishmen and Englishwomen. These were the aristocrats of England, who had the well paying jobs or were associated to Queen Victoria's royal family. On the other hand, the East end was occupied by immigrants, the lower class, and foreigners. They included all the "outsiders" from the viewpoint of the nobles.
Jack the Ripper represents various problems of the East. In 1888 there were problems such as prostitution, disease, poverty and overcrowding in the...