Improving Society Through Individuals Starting in the late seventeen hundreds and continuing into the nineteenth century‚ England underwent a period of 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
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The Sandwich Factory a) Most people need to be stimulated and challenged to not become passive. To feel special and that the people around you need you are two important points‚ when talking about happiness and being content with your life. But before happiness and satisfaction comes survival. In society today survival is often connected with money. This sometimes means that you for a period of time will have to take any job offered to you. This I true in the short story “The Sandwich Factory”.
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short publication which tries to bring about social change‚ both writings offer a sharp critique of the class antagonism brought about by capitalism at the height of the Industrial Revolution. From the opening of Hard Times‚ the setting of Coketown offers a sharp critique of the consequences involved with industrial capitalism. The town existed solely for the benefit of the bourgeoisie; however‚ this was brought about at the expense of the factory workers‚ or proletarians. Dickens described
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these 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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and to his surprise the colonel gave an unexpected answer by agreeing and told him a lot of stories about his experiences afterall he got smeone to listen to his stories and unwillingly he have to listen to him the story ends as train reaches to coketown and the so called travellyn goes to dig petunias for his rose lady and he addresses that the old man is still in my house waiting to tell more and more stories
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character of Bounderby who is identified as a banker in the novel; by definition means “a morally reprehensible person” (Merriam-Webster) thus his character portrayal is presented as a very dishonest character. Through the quote “I am Josiah Bounderby of Coketown. I know the bricks of this town‚ and I know the works of this town‚ and I know the chimneys of this town‚ and I know the smoke of this town‚ and I know the Hands of this town. I know ’em all pretty well” (pg.240) was prefacing an account of an hard-working
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by people who lived during this time. Thesis $People who lived during the Industrial revolution became increasingly upset with the conditions‚ yet they felt they had no choice but to continue working. Citizens that lived in a city of England‚ Coketown felt enraged with all the Industrialization that was taking place in a town it was noisy and polluted from the factories. Charles Dickens an English novelist describes the impact of the industrialization Dickens seemed bothered by how this new rise
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portray an image of Jesus. Throughout the novel‚ Stephen Blackpool shares many of his righteous morals with others and finds peace through God. An example of his willingness to help others‚ like Jesus‚ would be when Stephen sacrifices his life in Coketown so that his lover‚ Rachael‚ may live in peace and happiness. Freder‚ who plays the role of the Christ- like figure in Metropolis‚ shares many similarities to Stephen with his actions to do good for others. Freder who lives above ground in Metropolis
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becomes Mrs. Bounderby despite her opposing feelings toward Mr. Bounderby‚ this again goes to show that she will do most anything for her brother Tom. After being married for a while Louisa meets a man named Mr. James Harthouse. Mr. Harthouse‚ only in Coketown for a short while‚ has growing feelings and attractions for Louisa. Louisa is heartbroken by the fact that her marriage is going nowhere from the lack of love she has for Mr. Bounderby and she too discovers that she is attracted to Mr. Harthouse
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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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