There are many issue's concerning the story Hard Times, but I want to discuss the topic of money, both new and old between the characters in the story. One other topic of discussion would be the role play of the common women in this period of time. I would also like to discuss the irony in this topic, a sort of poetic justice. The tone of the story has a great deal on the whole story. The stories are all based upon the factories and the life style of the people who ran them.
On the topic of new money, we have the character Mr. Bounderby in mind. He is the perfect example of the new aged money maker in this story. Mr. Bounderby makes his money off of the factories; the same way most of the people who lived in the town of Coke had made their money. One could also consider Mr. Bounderby to be apart of the high class. He is a very wealthy man compared to most of the people from Coke Town. Mr. Bounderby was also a very well known and respected person in his community. Yet, don't let his money fool you, because Mr. Bounderby came from the so called, "gutter". He was not from a very wealthy family when growing up as a child, but as he got older and wiser; Mr. Bounderby became a hard working citizen and made his money.
On the other side of new money is old money. A perfect example of the old money maker would be Mr. Harthouse. Mr. Harthouse works for Mr. Tom Gradgrind who is a retired grosser. Mr. Harthouse would be considered to be apart of the middle class money maker. He is not the real boss of his job and he makes enough money to be well off. Mr. Harthouse is not a huge role player in the community or wealthy and he does not have a part in Parliament or the city counsel, he is only a middle class person. .
Mr. Gradgrind who is obviously apart of the higher class also has a daughter named Louisa. Louisa was a very beautiful and charming woman in the eyes of Mr. Bounderby and he also decided to marry young Louisa.
The novel "Hard Times" written by Charles Dickens is a reflection of the changing ideas established during his time. Dickens" characters essentially are personifications of changing ideas in psychology and political thought. Each one of his characters represents a different principle and its relati...
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