They are named so as it has a special reference to the education and upbringing of children. ... When they where caught Mr Gradgrind immediately told them off, later asking "what can you possibly want to know about circus shows?" ... From this we can assume that that the children studying the Gradgrind system of education can't do the many things that are enjoyable in their lives as it would not teach them anything. ... Proof is ...

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There is symbolism in this small tale, however, for when the turtle first tried climbing over the wall, a wild oat got stuck in his shell, and after being hit by the truck and flipping himself over, "the wild oat head fell out and three of the spearhead seeds stuck in the ground" (Steinbeck, 22) . ... They "puttered while they stood idle; they thundered when they moved, and then settled down to a droning roar" (Steinbeck, 47) and were driven by a "man sitting in the iron seat [He] did not look like a man he was a part of the monster [the bank]" (Steinbeck, 48) The bank informs the men that "a...

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She catalogues the men and their subsequent fates, how much money they left their widows, how they died carrying her picture. ... Will they become begrudged spinsters dependent on some in-law? ... Both the illusion and the awareness of the illusion pervade the play, and symbolism calls attention to itself or is pointed out by Tom. ... When they come up again, Tom and Amanda are engaged in a loud argument while Laura looks on desperately. ... When she does not accept "the movies" as a response, he goes into a sarcastic litany of all the illegal, immoral, blood-curdling things he's real...

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