Introduction Print PDF Cite Share Charles Dickens Hard Times for These Times The following entry presents criticism of Dickens’s novel Hard Times (1854). See also Charles Dickens Short Story Criticism‚ A Christmas Carol Criticism‚ A Tale of Two Cities Criticism‚ Little Dorrit Criticism‚ and Our Mutual Friend Criticism. INTRODUCTION Perhaps the least-known of all Dickens’s novels‚ Hard Times is a social-protest novel which attempts to lay bare the malignant impact of
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Stylistic analysis of the extract from “HARD TIMES” by Ch. Dickens. 1. The extract under consideration comes from “Hard Times” written by Charles Dickens. The author was the well-loved and prolific British author of numerous works that are now considered classics. In a whimsical and unique fashion‚ Dickens pointed out society’s flaws in terms of its blinding greed for money and its neglect of the lower classes of society. Through his books‚ we come to understand the virtues of a loving heart and
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HARD TIMES ASSIGNMENT DISCUSS: Dickens’ Coketown is not a city‚ rather a stage for the workings out of Gradgrind’s philosophy. Considering the above sentence examine the construction of the city in Hard Times. Coketown is quite literally the ‘town of coke’‚ the raw material used to convert iron to steel and indirectly the foundation of the ‘steel/industrial revolution’. It is critical to analyze the name of the city for Dickens’ Hard Times is a satirical caricature on the condition of England
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sexual and homosexual overtones‚ and you have Mark Morris’s “The Hard Nut” – an adaptation of the original ballet inspired by the comic book artist‚ Charles Burns‚ whose work is “deeply instilled with archetypal concepts of guilt‚ childhood‚ mystery‚ adolescent sexuality and poignant portrayals of post-war America” (The Hard Nut: A Look Back). Morris’s story can be described as the background story for “The Nutcracker.” In “The Hard Nut‚” Drosselmeyer tells Marie the story of how a beautiful princess
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Examine how Victorian writers portray the experience of childhood. Victorian writers often explore the idea of childhood‚ with themes of persecution‚ education and religion being commonly prevalent. Specifically‚ the negative aspects of childhood seem to be explored in a manner in which writers use hyperbolic and satirical means to express their critique. The persecution of children seems a recurring theme in Victorian literature at which writers show their dismay‚ focusing on the oppression of
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thematic battle of "Fancy" vs. "Fact" in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times. This conflict is portrayed in Mr. Gradgrind’s method of forcing his educational ideals on his students. Mr. Gradgrind represents the Utilitarian principle of "maximum efficiency". He believes that "hard facts" and statistics are the only things 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
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Coketown The relatively short time period of the Victorian age‚ which stretched from 1837 to 1901‚ produced one of the most famous British writers‚ Charles Dickens (1812-1870)‚ who was very skilled at portraying the very dark aspects of the Victorian Era through his works. The Victorian Era is known for its dramatic increase in population and industrial growth that brought along fast growing cities and a bigger use of machines‚ that were coal fueled‚ having an enormous impact on the appearance
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Cited: Dickens‚ Charles. “Book the First: Sowing.” Hard Times. Harmondsworth: Penguin‚ 1969. 46- 53. Print. hooks‚ bell. “Paulo Freire.” Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. New York: Routledge‚ 1994. 45-58. Print. ---. “Talking Back.” Living Languages: Contexts for Reading and
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The Sandwich Factory By Jason Kennedy The main theme of the short story The Sandwich Factory is the mechanization of human beings. The plot takes place in 1994 at a sandwich factory and we meet the narrator who works there. Through him we get the impression that the employees are no longer considered humans or individuals‚ but just one of many. The factory threatens to turn human beings into machines by thwarting the development of their emotions and imaginations and in the end of the story the
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Thomas Gradgrind‚ sir. A man of realities. A man of fact and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four‚ and nothing over‚ and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind‚ sir -- peremptorily Thomas -- Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales‚ and the multiplication table always in his pocket‚ sir‚ ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature‚ and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures
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