Introduction
Life for a teenager in the 21st century is anything but harsh, it has changed dramatically from what it was 150 years ago. In 1851 when Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Ophir thousands flocked to goldfields all over N.S.W and Victoria. Many young men (teenagers) were dragged along to the mines with their fathers in search of a family fortune. Life on the goldfields wasn't easy for them, it was anything but that. In this assignment I will be analysing both the lives of a 21st century teenager and a teenager living in the goldfields many years ago.…
