Hard Times By Charles Dickens - Irony
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Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, was a representation of his time.
Times were hard for children and adults alike. People who questioned what
they were taught, often went through struggles and “hard times.” Eventually,
the people who were looked down were the ones who really helped those in
need ....
Middle of paper
.... children were
brought up only knowing one way to live and that was the idea that if it is
not fact, then it is false. He was emotionaless as were his children
because they were brought up only knowing what they were taught by him.
Eventually, as Gradgrind’s children became older, what they were taught
began to turn sour in their minds. Tom, Grandgrind’s son, began to despise
his father and all he was taught and thus began to rebel. He took to
smoking and gambling, which eventually led to ....
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