Understanding how Eliot presents London in 'In a London Drawingroom'

Arguably, Eliot wrote under a pseudonym because she wanted to be seen as saying something important about society. Eliot often wrote about rural life and the disparity between the poor and the rich. Eliot would likely have critiqued the Industrial Revolution for the shift away from nature and the working conditions. The perspective of the poem could be a critique of the upper classes during the Industrial Revolution. The poem suggests that the Industrial Revolution harmed nature and lead to oppression.