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themes central to the novel include:
- education system
- industrialisation and its effects on people
- comparison of fact/fancy, human head/heart
- values associated with the Victorian era: utilitarianism, education focuses on facts (children made to be 'kept busy'), pursuit of production/consumption- 'unnatural', corruption of political system
(also money, class and family)
Dickens provides a social commentary of his times, and condemns the damaging effects of its values (above) upon humans. This is a focal point of discussion in the novel
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∙ 12y ago
"Hard Times" by Charles Dickens is a novel that criticizes the negative effects of industrialization and the utilitarian philosophy on society during the 19th century in England. It explores themes such as social injustice, inequality, and the human cost of prioritizing facts and logic over empathy and compassion. Through its characters and plot, the novel illustrates the struggles of people living in a society where materialism and the pursuit of profit overshadow moral values.
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∙ 15y agoHard Times was set in the fictional manufacturing city in the north of England called Coketown. It is an indictment of "the exploitation and repression of the poor and [a] condemnation of the public officials and institutions that not only allowed such abuses to exist, but flourished as a result."(Wikipedia, Hard Times) He demonstrates Management's treatment of the "Hands" as less-than-human commodities who had to be watched vigilently for rebellion or unionization, or they would come to demand silver spoons and turtle soup (i.e., lavish living conditions). He portrayed the Hands--by and large--as honest and upright citizens, and their social "betters" as insensitive, dishonest, or narcissistic.
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∙ 10y agoTo satirize the Utilitarian industrialists
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∙ 13y agoThe novel was written by Charles Dickens.
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What is dicken's shortest novel?
Hard Times
English novelist who wrote Hard Times?
Charles Dickens is the English novelist who wrote Hard Times. He wrote the first page of Hard Times on 23 January, 1854. I don't really know when he finished it. Charles Dickens, Hard Times was published in the same year of 1854.
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Why does the undertaker keep a black ladder near the workers' homes in Dickens' novel Hard Times?
The black ladder outside the workers' homes in Dickens' novel "Hard Times" symbolizes the oppression and exploitation of the working class. It represents the harsh working conditions and the lack of upward mobility for the workers in Coketown. The ladder serves as a stark reminder of the social and economic inequalities present in the industrial society depicted in the novel.
Hard times as a social novel?
"Hard Times" by Charles Dickens is a social novel that critiques the impact of industrialization on society, particularly the dehumanizing effects of utilitarianism and the exploitation of the working class. Through characters such as Mr. Gradgrind and Josiah Bounderby, Dickens highlights the dangers of prioritizing rationality and profit over empathy and compassion in shaping a just and equitable society. The novel serves as a call for social reform and a reminder of the importance of valuing human connection and emotional intelligence.
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How can you stop talking for a whole day?
It should not be hard to do if there is a will to do it. Some respectable people in history went without speaking for extensive amount of times.
What city was the novel Hard times by Charles Dickens published?
The Dickens' novel Hard Times was first published as a serial novel between April 1 and August 12, 1854. This was in the weekly Household Words publication as twenty equal parts. It was also published as a complete volume in August of 1854.
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what it means is what is the novel talking about is what is the author trying to get across your mind or what is the author trying to tell or teach you .
