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Title: Hard Times
Note: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Transcribed from the 1905 Chapman and Hall edition by David Price.
Summary: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century, during the Victorian era. The narrative centers around the life of Thomas Gradgrind, who is obsessed with the notion of teaching only factual knowledge to children, emphasizing a rigid and utilitarian perspective on education and life. The characters introduced in the opening chapters include Gradgrind himself, who embodies the cold practicality he preaches, and Sissy Jupe, a girl from a circus background, who struggles with the restrictions of Gradgrind’s educational philosophy. The novel sets up a conflict between imagination and reason, hinting at the struggles the characters will face in a world dominated by facts. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the harsh educational atmosphere that Gradgrind has created, where emotions and creativity are neglected in favor of cold, hard facts. Gradgrind's dire insistence on teaching only facts leads to an unsympathetic environment, and we witness his interaction with Sissy, who seems unable to conform to his rigid standards. Gradgrind’s home life and his interactions with his children, Louisa and Tom, reveal a family dynamic that is stunted by their father's beliefs. As Gradgrind proudly walks through the town of Coketown, a representation of industrialism and utilitarianism, we see the bleakness of a life devoid of wonder and imagination. The opening sets the stage for a critical exploration of Victorian society, its educational values, and the human spirit's response to such constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
EBook No.: 786
Published: Jan 1, 1997
Downloads: 6339
Language: English
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Domestic fiction
Subject: Social problems -- Fiction
Subject: Utilitarianism -- Fiction
Subject: Education -- Fiction
Subject: Political fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Hard Times
Note: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Transcribed from the 1905 Chapman and Hall edition by David Price.
Summary: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century, during the Victorian era. The narrative centers around the life of Thomas Gradgrind, who is obsessed with the notion of teaching only factual knowledge to children, emphasizing a rigid and utilitarian perspective on education and life. The characters introduced in the opening chapters include Gradgrind himself, who embodies the cold practicality he preaches, and Sissy Jupe, a girl from a circus background, who struggles with the restrictions of Gradgrind’s educational philosophy. The novel sets up a conflict between imagination and reason, hinting at the struggles the characters will face in a world dominated by facts. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the harsh educational atmosphere that Gradgrind has created, where emotions and creativity are neglected in favor of cold, hard facts. Gradgrind's dire insistence on teaching only facts leads to an unsympathetic environment, and we witness his interaction with Sissy, who seems unable to conform to his rigid standards. Gradgrind’s home life and his interactions with his children, Louisa and Tom, reveal a family dynamic that is stunted by their father's beliefs. As Gradgrind proudly walks through the town of Coketown, a representation of industrialism and utilitarianism, we see the bleakness of a life devoid of wonder and imagination. The opening sets the stage for a critical exploration of Victorian society, its educational values, and the human spirit's response to such constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
EBook No.: 786
Published: Jan 1, 1997
Downloads: 6339
Language: English
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Domestic fiction
Subject: Social problems -- Fiction
Subject: Utilitarianism -- Fiction
Subject: Education -- Fiction
Subject: Political fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.