Hard Times by Charles Dickens

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This book is one of the most uplifting of Dicken's novels, it's certainly different from all the other works he published as it has no particular..
it describes the british society during the victorian era, (evils of the industrialization, social family life, the gape between the rich and the poor) .
it's a wonderfully described plot, the end is neither happy nor very sad, it points the social backdrops of the then times.

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Characters:

Among
the many characters that appear in the novel, some of the most important ones
are:

Mr.Gradgrind, who runs a school at Coketown, a parliament member, a stoic
who believes in nothing but facts.

Mr.Bounderby, a heartless, boastful, wealthy manufacturer and a great liar as
well.

Louisa Gradgrind, eldest daughter of Mr.Gradgrind, who against her will marries
the boastful Bounderby for the sake of her selfish brother, Tom.

Stephen Blackpool, a “hand” at Mr. Bounderby’s factory who gets wrongly
involved in the robbery of Mr.Bounderby’s bank.

Rachael,a factory hand, and friend of Stephen.

Sissy, or Cecilia Jupe, a deserted daughter of a circus clown, who is adopted
by Mr.Gradgrind and Louisa’s greatest friend and advisor.


THE STORY

As there is no central character, the story builds up round all the characters
who appear in this book.Everyone has a different story,most of which is
only tragic.

Since Louisa’s name has been mentioned in the last pages of this
novel,lets start with Louisa: From childhood,her mind has been filled with
facts by her stoic father,with no place left for any emotions,dreams or
fantasies.Yet in secret,she had always nurtured her imaginative nature and
Sissy’s presence has also affected it much.She married Mr.bounderby,who was
almost 30yrs older than she was (and whom she hated very much) only for
her brother,Tom’s sake.And all her life she suffers inwards.

Then there is Sissy,her father a circus clown left her, so that she could lead
a better life without him, and then Mr.Gradgrind adopted her to modify her way
of living.He tried to fill her with facts like he had filled his own children
with, but Sissy was out-and-out indifferent to his practical facts and
continued with her own childish and good beliefs.

Then there is Stephen married to a bad woman and in love with his
ever-supporting friend Rachael who is also a worker at Bounderby’s factory. Stephen
gets charged with a crime he didn’t commit(Tom committed it) and comes
back from an exile he gave himself(another story!) to clear himself but an
accident occured and he lost his life. Before death he left Mr. Gradgrind(who
has now, after many years, realised his mistakes)with the charge to clear him.
Rachael left alone did not fall apart but continued to live a useful life.

As for Louisa, she was misunderstood by Tom for whom she had done everything
she could. She was turned out of house by Bounderby and she lived(lets not say
very happily but usefully)with her no-more-stoic father,sisters,brothers(not
Tom who didn’t live to say sorry to Louisa for the wrongs he did to her) and
the ever sweet friend Sissy.

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WHAT CAN I SAY?! I READ THE NOVEL THIS YEAR,AND IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. THE FIRST PAGES YOU FEEL LIKE ..."WHAT IS THIS? ". BECAUSE CHARLES DICKENS USES A LOT OF DIFFICULT TERMS...BUT WITH TIME YOU WILL GET USED TO IT AND YOU WILL "GET IN" WITH THE STORY.
IT's really beautiful story and you will enjoy it.

Thanks Peacemaker, for Hard Times it's really nice and worth reading. You learn a great deal about the Victorian era and the Spirit of the age. Enjoy it!

A great thx for all of u dear friends, best luck for everyone.

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