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Hard Times. Coketown as it appears in Dickens Hard Times, is also painted as a rather dismal environment and in fact, some...

criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...

of money. Gradgrind is mortified, his familys reputation is destroyed and he realizes (though it has come at great cost) that his ...

is on its way, OConnor emphasizes that the grandmother is totally lacking in any sort of sympathetic or empathetic feeling. The ...

the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...

that if they go to Florida, where it has been rumored that there is an escaped murderer loose, they will all be killed. The family...

inflexible educational system is accurate in his attempt to reveal his own educational experience and also does well in his attemp...

Sylvan Barnet?s A Short Guide To Writing About Literature, foreshadowing in literature "which [one would think] would eliminate su...

demonstrates her own fall from grace. It is because of her distraction with evil -- the Misfit, whom she deems is a quality and u...

This paper consisting of five pages examines the symbolism of trees in terms of the family's fate in this famous Flannery O'Connor...

In four pages the Old and New South are contrasted within the context of this short story by Flannery O'Connor. One source is cit...

Education is discussed in this general analysis of this classic work. Mr. Gradgrind is a character given much attention in this th...

This classic work is evaluated in historic context. Economics is the focus of this analysis provided in six pages with two referen...

In five pages this paper discusses the Prime Minister's controversial position regarding allowing growing numbers of Jews to settl...

Charles Dickens' classic work is discussed in terms of characterization as well as setting. The work is discussed in historical co...

heartlessness of the industrialist, Bounderby, against the humanity and goodness of one of his textile workers, Stephen Blackpool....

Scientific education is the focus of this paper that considers Kuhn's work on scientific revolutions. Liberal education as appears...

In five pages the grandmother and the Misfit characterizations are examined with the context of good and evil and how those assump...

In six pages the ways in which the political economy of Great Britain is attacked in these works are compared along with the socia...

In five pages Terkel's text is the focus of this insightful book review....

Knowing she would never recover and also knowing that Nancy would not want to exist as she was, they petitioned the courts for leg...

In five pages the effects of rapid industrialization in 19th century England are examined within the context of Dickens' novel in ...

In seven pages this paper examines the short story in terms of how it expresses the author's attitudes about religion. Six source...

In five pages this paper discusses motivation with regards to encouraging employees to work harder as opposed to employees making ...

In five pages this report examines the characterization of 'The Misfit' and its significance. There are no additional sources use...

In five pages the ways in which allegory is used by the author in this short story are discussed. Two sources are cited in the bi...

- Thomas Gradgrind, Sr. Even his name, which sounds like a derivative of "grindstone," has significance. Gradgrind was not only t...

In ten pages this paper discusses the themes of suffering and evil as uncompromisingly depicted by Doctorow in his Western frontie...

OConnor utilizes the central theme of Christianity is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers, whom she had envisioned a...

In six pages this essay considers how heroines love in each of these works which also discusses the social reflections of their ap...