The industrial revolution was an era of mechanization. During this era‚ in 1854‚ Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote Hard Times to comment upon the change within society and its effect on its people. Dickens points out the flaws and limitations of this new society in his eloquent and passionate plea on behalf of the working poor (Charles Dickens Hard Times‚ 2000). The novel shows presents to readers the authors perspective of life during the nineteenth century and makes comments on the central theme
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Gradgrind faces hardship when his philosophy falls apart; Sissy Jupe loses her father‚ but never gives up on him; James Harthouse is restless‚ and bored‚ and when he finally falls for Louisa and expresses his love to her‚ she runs from him. Mr. Bounderby loses his wife and is exposed as an outright liar etc etc... The head V’s the heart The Head V’s the heart is a major theme. Mr. Gradgrind represents wisdom of the head; he believes in facts‚ figures and statistics. If it can’t be calculated then
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TOPIC:-What is Moral Fable? How can you say that Hard Times is a Moral Fable? BY: CHETAN ANKUR Moral fable combines the left (logical) & right (creative) side of the brain‚ so it both entertains creatively and validates certain types of behaviour‚ morally. The creative part is the fairy tale which often involves animals rather than humans. It speaks to our hearts as it entertains us; the ending is the logical‚ moral conclusion that satisfies our logical
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The Role of Women in 18th and 19th Century Literature The role of women in literature has typically been influenced by their role in society. In the 18th and 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
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Dickens was born in Portsea‚ in 12. His father‚ John Dickens‚ was a kind and likeable man‚ but incompetent with money‚ and due to his financial difficulties they moved to Camden when Dickens was nine. When Charles was twelve his father was arrested and taken to the debtors’ prison in Southwark. He started working at Warren’s blacking-warehouse and its strenuous working conditions made an impression on him‚ later influencing his fiction. He became interested in writing (and acting) and‚ after having
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gave up all her rights to her husband. The husband controlled all assets in the marriage‚ including any assets his wife may have had before the marriage. The three main marriages described in Hard Times are those between Louisa Gradgrind and Mr. Bounderby‚ Mr. and Mrs. Gradgrind‚ and Stephen Blackpool and his wife. None of these three marriages are loving or prosperous. The inequality in these marriages and the pain caused by them gives insight into the characteristics of real life marriages during
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looks‚ in a very negatively toned manner. The part of the novel “Hard Times” that is presented in “Coketown” is mostly as description by an omniscient narrator who gives us a very graphic presentment of the town in which the two characters‚ Mr. Bounderby and Gradgrind roam‚ whom the author chooses to ignore for the rest of the text‚ as he proceeds to picturesquely describe what he calls Coketown. Coketown is depicted as a very monotonous place completely built from the same materials being red
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THE 18TH CENTURY REVOLUTIONS -From 1775 til 1763 was the American War of Independence. 1780 was an uprising called “The Gordon Riots” in London; they were an anti-Catholic uprising against the Papists Act of 1778. -Then followed the French Revolution. 1789 was the fall of Bastille and 1793 was the Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. France declared war against Britain. 1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor. -Industrial Revolution: James Watt perfected the steam engine and 1776 the first
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William Wordsworth’s‚ The World Is Too Much With Us is a poetic contribution to Romanticism’s rebellion against the harsh realities of society during the nineteenth century. He is particularly concerned with the effect that the Industrial Revolution has had on people. He feels that man has lost an appreciation for the beauty of nature and now sees it as something that can be conquered for the sake of profit. He says that our preoccupation with "getting and spending" and material desires blinds us
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Look how this ha’ growen an’ growen sir‚ bigger an’ bigger‚ broader an’ broader‚ harder an’ harder‚ fro year to year‚ fro generation unto generation. Who can look on’t sir‚ and fairly tell a man ‘tis not a muddle? Stephen Blackpool’s speech to Bounderby‚ from Book the Second‚ Chapter 5‚ is one of the few glimpses that we receive into the lives of the Hands. His long sentences and repetition of words such as “an’” and “Look” mimic the monotony of the workers’ lives. Similarly‚
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