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Hard Times by Charles Dickens - Irony
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 rea ....
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.... had turned out the
exact opposite as hoped. Thomas Gradgrind had raised his children never to
wonder, but wondering intrigued them. Gradrgind had observed his children
peeking into a circus tent because they were curious as to what was inside.
The children were scolded for being curious, but seeds were planted into
their minds of how there was more to life than what they had been taught.
Futhermore, Tom, a usually well-behaved child, began to rebel after this
incident. At first, he was rebelling in his mind, but eventually, after Tom
moved out of his father’s house, so ....
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