THE LEGACY by Virgina Woolf (1882-1941) PART I. Before the meeting 1. At the beginning of the story Gilbert Clandon was waiting for Sissy Miller to arrive. Who was she and what was the purpose of the meeting? Gilbert Clandon was waiting for Sissy Miller‚ who was the maid. Gilbert Clandon did the meeting to give to her the pearl brooch‚ because Angela had left a little gift of some sort for every one of her friends 2. Angela had kept a diary ever since she got married. Had her husband ever read
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his students like machines hoping to produce some graduates. Then there is Mr. M’Choakumchild‚ he is a very atrocious man ‚ some say he even look like an ogre. So now we move onto Cecilia Jupe aka Sissy Jupe. She is different then any other character in every way possible. This is an early scene and Sissy is the only female that has been introduced even though there are other girls in the class. Then we move on to Bitzer‚ which is the teacher’s pet and embarrasses Cecilia by giving the meaning of what
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The days of childhood are limited‚ and inevitably everyone will grow old. Yet the way a childhood should be spent has often been disputed‚ by some regarding it as a time to prepare for the future‚ and others as a chance to explore freedom. Charles Dickens‚ in Hard Times‚ portrays both sides of the argument in their most extreme forms. One might argue that much of Hard Times is about extremes. The first character to be introduced‚ Mr. Thomas Gradgrind‚ enforces a very rigid approach to education
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Analyse Dickens presentation of the conflict between fact and fancy in ‘Hard Times’ The novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens epitomises the social‚ political and economic values of Victorian England. Dickens attacks the conditions and exploitation of the workers by the factory owners‚ the social class divisions that favour dishonesty over honesty depending on the hierarchy of class status. He finds the utilitarian (fact) school of thought where facts and statistic’s are emphasised at the expense
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resulted from upper-class societies in the Victorian Era. Louisa first began to understand the value in lower-class life through experiences with Sissy that allowed her to understand the deeper sense of humanity that can often be found in lower-class life. Towards the end of the novel‚ Dickens reflects on the knowledge that Louisa has gained through Sissy. He writes‚ “ But‚ happy Sissy’s happy children loving her… she holding this course as part of no fantastic vow‚ or bond‚ or brotherhood‚ or sisterhood
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‘Hard Times’ is a Charles Dickens novel set in the social backdrop of the Victorian era during the Industrial Revolution that took place during the 1850s. The ill effects of Victorian Utilitarianism are upheld in this moralistic vision of the writer. Unlike most of his novels‚ ‘Hard Times’ is not based in London but in the red and black seemingly monotonous structures of Coketown. That being said‚ it still realistically allows the reader to observe the systems and structures of society forced to
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WOMEN CHARACTERS IN THE SELECT NOVELS OF CHARLES DICKENS BY‚ PRIYANKA VILEEMA D. SOUZA I M.A. ENGLISH REG NO. 129626 CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1. CHAPTER I- Introduction 1-2 2. CHAPTER II- Women Characters in Oliver Twist 2-3 3. CHAPTER III- Women Characters in Hard Times 3-6 4. CHAPTER IV- Women Characters in Great Expectation 6-7 5. CHAPTER V- A Tale of Two Cities 7-9 6. CONCLUSION 9-10 7. WORK CITED
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away. ’Girl number twenty‚’ said Mr. Gradgrind‚ squarely pointing with his square forefinger‚ ’I don’t know that girl. Who is that girl?’ ’Sissy Jupe‚ sir‚’ explained number twenty‚ blushing‚ standing up‚ and curtseying. ’Sissy is not a name‚’ said Mr. Gradgrind. ’Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.’ ’My father as calls me Sissy. sir‚’ returned the young girl in a trembling voice‚ and with another curtsey. ’Then he has no business to do it‚’ said Mr. Gradgrind. ’Tell him
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Humans are born with a fundamental desire to explore the world around them. As one grows this desire turns into ideas that lead to new inventions‚ works of art‚ and brilliant literature. In Charles Dickens Hard Times‚ individuals are not encouraged to follow these desires‚ and are overpowered by the ideals of utilitarian society. The masses are drilled with facts‚ and never taught to explore their minds or experience any sense of fancy. Individuals are turned from people to mindless workhorses
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of value. His system of education has no room for poetry or expression. He thinks that creativity and "Fancy" are a waste of time and distractions from productivity. His main concerns are profit and loss and his only motivation is self-interest. Sissy Jupe‚ "Girl #20"‚ is not accepted in his classroom because she is the direct opposition to what he believes is important in life. She represents the Romantic principles of creativity‚ imagination‚ and a strong sense of self. Mr. Gradgrind views her
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