<span>Kings, priests, warriors and merchants were in the upper classes </span>
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One reason factory owners employed children because they were significantly cheaper than hiring an adult. "the child is paired one shilling or one shilling and six pence". This shows that it's more cost efficient to hire a child.
Another reason factory owners employed children because of their size. Here is a quote to support this "The smallest child in the factories were scavengers they go under the machine". This shows that if the child is smaller they can do more dangerous jobs than an adult.
<span>Hughes seems sarcastic because the language that he uses is sarcastic. He is aggravated over the treatment of African Americans in Harlem at that time. He directs his sarcasm toward white people. He is aggravated that there are still many places that African American's cannot go (clubs), including a club called the Cotton Club. His feelings are justified because discrimination was alive and well during this time period.</span>