In the book Hard Times‚ Dickens portrays his philosophical values‚ namely the opposition between Fact and Fancy and his support for the latter and the need for religious values in humanity‚ itself attached to the importance of femininity. He also writes in parallel to the literary context of the times‚ for example criticising capitalism and portraying the negative effects of industrialisation. The novel is one of many critiques written at the time and suggests numerous social developments and ideas
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am going to explore the representation of education of that era‚ how Charles Dickens portrays it‚ and what part it played in the characters lives. Can education mould you into who you are? Hard Times is set in an industrial fictional town called Coketown‚ in the North of England. Dickens represents education as an important factor of life; what you learn as a child‚ lives through you‚ to the day you die. It’s hard to change habits you develop in your youth. "Now what I want is facts. Teach these
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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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“I assert without exaggeration that no power of language could describe the varieties‚ and I may say the cruelties‚ in all the degradations of human form [in the factories]” – Parliamentary debate on Workers’ Conditions April 1879. To what extent does the language in Hard Times‚ Major Barbara and Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems‚ degrade humanity and for what reason? The motives of Charles Dickens‚ Bernard Shaw and Thomas Hardy for presenting humanity as degraded‚ through their language‚ differ
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Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich Bakhtin in his essay‚ “Forms of Time and Chronotope in the Novel” states “A literary work’s artistic unity in relationship to an actual reality is defined by its Chronotope” In a chronotope‚ Bakhtin claims‚ “spatial and temporal marks are fused into a meaningful and concrete whole. Time here thickens‚ grows denser‚ becomes artistically visible; likewise‚ space becomes more intense and drawn into the movement of time‚ plot‚ history" A chronotope is therefore‚ a method of "artistically
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Defining the “Gentleman” and the attack by Charles Dickens on the gentility of society‚ in the reading of Great Expectations. “Biddy‚” said I‚ after binding her to secrecy‚ “I want to be a gentleman” This line in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a catalyst for a great discussion and debate‚ one which baffled the people of the Victorian age and still baffles critics to this day‚ what is a true gentleman? Great Expectations is regarded as a masterpiece by Dickens‚ it moves away from
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The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria’s rule from June 1837 to January 1901.[1] This was a long period of prosperity for the British people and calamity for many of its dominion subjects‚ as profits gained from the overseas British Empire‚ as well as from industrial improvements at home‚ allowed a large‚ educated middle class to develop. Some scholars would extend the beginning of the period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that
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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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Manfred Jahn Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative Full reference: Jahn‚ Manfred. 2005. Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative. English Department‚ University of Cologne. Version: 1.8. New in this version: Some modified definitions in N1; set of analytical question in N1.33; recent narratological literature (N2.1); hypothetical focalization and empty centers (N3.2.5); story grammars (N4.5); revised references and bibliography. Date: 28 May 2005 This page: http://www.uni-koeln
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