‘Hard Time’s as a novel of social realism is wholly unsuccessful. Do you agree? ‘Hard Times’ is a novel based on a short visit made by the author Charles Dickens to a town similar to ‘Coketown’ called Preston. He made this journey in an attempt to identify the social problem of the exploitation of factory workers. Dickens was sensitive to the social abuses which pervaded the Victorian society and so with an approach of a utilitarian denial of human imagination; he used the factories of the fictional
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In Dickens’s Hard Times‚ there are many symbols that run through the novel. These symbols stand for much more than just word you would come across multiple times as you read. Each symbol can mean something about human nature‚ human relationships‚ morality‚ and even about our society. Each symbol can have a different meaning to all of us. The symbols that came up frequently and that stood out to me as I read were staircase‚ Pegasus‚ smoke serpents‚ and fire. The first symbol that stood out to me
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book‚ we see the characters picking up the pieces of what is left of their lives. Mr. Gradgrind‚ after realizing the failure of his system‚ tries to help his children‚ and finally starts to act as a concerned father. At the same time we can see Bounderby‚ who was found out to be a fraud is left alone without his reputation. Each if the characters in the novel‚ sow‚ reap and garner what is left. During the time period that this novel was written the industrial revolution in England was occurring
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class. He is a warm- hearted man trapped in thes run down society. He feels he deserves this mediocre lifestyle. Blackpool was originally employed under Bounderby‚ but is fired for standing up for his beliefs. This type of behavior was totally unacceptable during the period of time as it involved imagination and independance. Bounderby portrayed himself as a self-made man‚when in fact‚ he had eveything handed to him with a silver spoon. His mother gave him the very best of everything‚ including
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Abbey Martin Period 4 December 11‚ 2013 Hard Times Literary Analysis Charles Dickens’ presentation of characters throughout the novel Hard Times is significant to the perception of the story and the individual characters. Often‚ the voice of the author can easily sway one’s opinions on the novel they have written‚ as can be seen in Hard Times. Dickens’ presentation of Louisa Gradgrind in Hard Times allows readers to see the emotional and moral value that that those in the lower classes may experience
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include Mrs. Sparsit‚ one of Bounderby’s pride-and-joys‚ Sissy Jupe‚ the young girl taken in by Mr. Gradgrind‚ Bitzer‚ one of Mr. Gradgrind’s old pupils‚ Mr. Harthouse‚ the bored world traveler‚ Mr. Gradgrind‚ the elder of the Gradgrind family‚ Mr. Bounderby‚ banker and friend of the Gradgrind family‚ and finally‚ Louisa‚ the beautiful but imaginatively under-nourished daughter of
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Whipple‚ E.P. "On the Economic fallacies of Hard Times." Hard Times. Ed. Kaplan‚ Fred and Sylvère‚ Monod. New York: Norton‚ 2001. 347-351. This article by E. P. Whipple is called “On the Economic Fallacies of Hard Times” and was written in The Atlantic Monthly in 1877. It talks about how Dickens established a weekly periodical called Household Words. Four years later he began the publication of Hard Times that was completed in weekly installments until its finish. Household Words was doubled in
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father and the Utilitarian system. On a less metaphorical level‚ fire is also what keeps the factories running‚ and produces all of Bounderby’s money. In Hard Times‚ fire represents both the good that Louisa has within her‚ and the evil that is Bounderby and the Utilitarian system’s prosper. The manner in which Gradgrind runs his schoolhouse demonstrates the type
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Thomas Gradgrind is a man bereft of any imagination or fancy‚ and perhaps that is why he is a staunch believer in the practicality of the education system. He discards wonderment and regards facts and figures as the ultimate path to learning. In the novel Hard Times‚ the author Charles Dickens has shown Gradgrind as an educationist‚ and hence has portrayed him implementing his views on both his pupils in the school‚ as well as on his family. He expects his students to engage in nothing but factual
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tempered and shallow man‚ whereas Blackpool is presented as an honest‚ calm and straight forward man‚ also a man of great honesty‚ compassion‚ and integrity‚ Stephen maintains his moral ideals even when he is rejected by his fellow workers and fired by Bounderby. During this chapter Slackbridge gives an impassioned speech about the necessity of unionizing and of showing their sense of fellowship. The only person who remains unconvinced is Stephen Blackpool. Stephen says he does not believe that the union
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