towns banks‚ opera houses‚ streetlights‚ and restaurants were being made (Chapter 1). “America was going on the greatest‚ gaudiest spree in history” according to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Basically the quality of life and business was immensely good at the time. The wheat industry was undoubtedly the way to go for those who wanted to earn large amounts of money (Chapter 1). People everywhere were enjoying the improvements in the economy including Faye’s father who bought her a three hundred dollar piano for
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children. Stick to Facts‚ sir!’ Mr Thomas Gradgrind’s speech‚ the opening paragraph to Hard Times‚ is probably as famous as the novel itself. Published in 1854‚ Hard Times tells the story of a fictional Northern industrial town by the name of Coketown‚ and particularly of the Gradgrind family. Thomas Gradgrind brings up his children according to the strict precepts of
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Louisa Gradgrind‚ the Heroine There are many different protagonists in the story “Hard Times” as many of the characters play an important role in the story however the characters that have the greatest influence upon the story line include that of Mr.Gradgrind‚ Thomas Gradgrind‚ Louisa Gradgrind‚ Josiah Bounderby‚ Stephen Blackpool and Cecelia Jupe. I believe Dickens has chosen the fates of the protagonists of the story by looking at their various characteristics meaning a negative character will
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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‚ not knowing anything but pure cold facts. Talents are put to waste that if fostered would have blossomed into exceptional skills. The greatest example of this present within Hard Times is Louisa
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industrialization and urbanization‚ referred to as the Industrial Revolution. During this time‚ life became more difficult for a large majority of the citizens and hardships began to pile one on top of another. In the book Hard Times‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the lives and relationships of a range of people from this time are illustrated in order to demonstrate the nature of this society. Dickens uses the fictitious characters in Hard Times as examples of the varying degrees of inequality and misfortune‚ as well as
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19th centuries their role in society began to change. Women began their transformation from anonymous objects of their fathers ’ and husbands ’ possession into animate‚ productive members of society. This change was reflected in the literature of the time‚ regardless of the gender of the author‚ and in a variety of genres and styles. Whether a light-hearted novel‚ a commentary on industrialization‚ or a play‚ women were ever-present in literary pieces. They appeared more educated‚ more intelligent‚
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Short Summary Mr. Gradgrind is a man of "facts and calculations." He identifies a student‚ called Girl number twenty‚ who replies that her name is Sissy Jupe. Gradgrind corrects her that her name is Cecilia regardless of what her father calls her. Jupe’s father is involved in a horse-riding circus and this is not respectable‹in Gradgrind’s opinion. He advises Cecilia to refer to her father as a "farrier" (the person who shoes a horse) or perhaps‚ a "veterinary surgeon." Sissy Jupe is a slow learner
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"Give me your definition of a horse‚" (Pg 3) says the eminently practical Mr. Thomas Gradgrind of Charles Dickens’ unforgettable novel‚ Hard Times. Can anybody really define a horse? Cecilia Jupe‚ also known as Sissy‚ was unable to answer this question because she was‚ well‚ normal. Bitzer‚ the boy brought up in Coketown‚ the city of facts‚ answered‚ "Quadruped. Graminivorous. Forty teeth‚ namely‚ twenty-four grinders‚ four eye-teeth‚ and twelve incisive..." (Pg. 4). Clearly the contrast between
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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 length with the completion of Hard Times
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Hard Times written by Charles Dickens has themes of morality‚ importance of fellowship and sharing‚ irreparability of human action‚ childhood and money. The novel which is set up in fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown‚‚ assesses industrialization and the effect it had on people The ill effects of Victorian Utilitarianism are seen in the novel‚ through two of its characters‚ Thomas Gradgrind and Josiah Bounderby. the sleary circus in Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times is full of life‚ color
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