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The antagonists is Fact. The school of Mr.Gradgrind teaches only facts, which is not healthy for young ones who need to be exposed to the wonders of the world.

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Charles Dickens wrote many great novels, like a" Christmas Carol", "Great Expectation" and "David Copperfield". Of all his Books "Hard Times" is the only one not based in London.

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The Climax of the story takes Place when Louisa refuses to elope with her Fiance and moves back in with her father. This event promptly beggins the down fall of these characters.

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The setting of this book is Coketown, England during the industrial revolution.

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The exposition takes place on the first page where Mr.Gradgrind is teaching his students that the only thing that matters in life is fact.

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"like the head of an elephant in a state of melancholy madness" (Book 1, chapter 5) "Princes and lords may flourish or may fade, a breath can make them as a breath has made>"(Book 1, Chapter 7) "murdering the innocents." (Book 1, chapter 2

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The Book ends in Charles Dickens speaking to the reader in order to teach them not too teach there children to cling only to facts, another way this could have been portrayed is by the main characters apologizing for the upbringing of their children.

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To Mr.Gradgrind
The facts are harsh and unnecessary in the lives children under the age of 8, before this age they should be aloud to wonder freely and learn from their suroundings.

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The industrial revolution

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Hard times is an incredible book with a much needed lesson behind it. I would most certainly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good read. The setting is most interesting and the development of the characters is riveting. hard times is truly a book without equal among Charles Dickens novels

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Why do the children of Mr.Gradgrind grow up evil? -Their upbringing.
Why do the main characters call miss Jupe "Sissy"? -that is the nickname her father gave her and she prefers it to her real name.
why does Thomas think that "Sissy" hates him? -him and his family have been nothing but cruel to her for not being as smart as they

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The main lesson in the book is that one should never think themselves more important than another, due to intelligence, ideals or status.

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I personally connect with the struggles of Thomas, he sticks to the teachings of his parents and does what he must to keep his family in high esteem, but his actions may hurt others and so he is guilt ridden about all the people he has harmed

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The tale is told in a third person point of view, or more or less, the clairvoyant point of view of Charles Dickens.

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the book in some ways reminds me of many illustrated dystopian societies, like Fahrenheit 451, in which going against the common teachings is very much frowned upon.

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Though there is no clear protagonist in the story sissy jupe certainly fits the bill.

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"Good malt makes good beer,
come in and they'll draw it here;
good wine makes good brandy,
give us a call, and you'll find it handy."(Dickens 26)

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the book ends with a description of the characters and the rest of their lives, in the case of Josiah Bounderby it is her death, and in the case of Sissy Jupe the love and affection of her children.

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"Framed and glazed upon the wall behind th dingy little bar, was another pegasus-a theatrical one-with real gauze let in for his wings."(Dickens 26)

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The imperial march by John Williams
Requiem by Gabrielle Faure
Terra trebuit by the Knights Templar

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1. When he was 12 his father was imprisoned for debt and to support his family Charles worked in a factory.
2. Dickens was into the paranormal and has been linked to "The Ghost Club" of london.
3. Dickens kept a pet raven named grip which he later had stuffed upon its death.
4. He had ten children all with nicknames like skittles and plorn.
5. Dickens has been said to have attempted hypnotism to cure ailments.
6. His study had a very ominous looking bookshelf covered in fake books that doubled as a hidden door.
7. In his youth Charles suffered from epilepsy.
8. Charles Dickens always slept pointing north because he believed it improved his writing.
9. Dickens practiced magic and was an ameteur magician
10. In the Dickens house hold the sound of a piano was quite common in that both him and his wife played.

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Where did you grow up?
How did you and Rachel meet?
How was your treatment in the hell hole?
Have you fully recovered from the mine?
will you be popping the question too Rachel any time soon?

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A child is not fully responsible for their fate,
neither should a child be driven to hate,
should a parent be cruel and not show their love,
then never shall they make it to heaven above

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Xenophobia (the fear or hatred of all things strange or foreign)

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Xenophobia (the fear or hatred of all things strange or foreign)

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Mr.Gradgrind most most certainly fits the description of someone with xenophobia.

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The novel take place in the Victorian era in england where criminals are sent to be worked in the mines and the ever growing middle class looks down upon the working class.

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“There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.” (Charles Dickens)
I found this quote amusing, because wisdom of the heart is difficult to find in this tale of terrible parenting.