| Hard Times - Charles Dickens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hard Times is one of the most important works in American Literature. Set during an industrial boom in England, the book reveals a devestatingly honest perspective of community based on rational self-interest and capitalistic economics. Charles Dickens's characters allow the reader to look beyond the myths and blatant lies of our 'civilized' world and the reality of our government and economics. | ![]() |
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| Characters: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Gradgrind | Cecilia Jupe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Gradgrind | Josiah Bounderby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Gradgrind Jr. (Tom) | James Harthouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisa Gradgrind | Stephen Blackpool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coketown | Sowing/Reaping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Institutions | Self-Made Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A project for Senior Perspective, Spring 2006 Michael Hopkins, Creighton University |
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