Hard Times By Charles Dickens

Hard Times by Charles Dickens, was a representation of his excellency. Times were hard for children and adults alike. People have questioned what they were taught, often went through struggles and "hard times." Finally, people who were despised were the ones who really helped the needy. Throughout the book, there are many instances of irony.

In "Hard Times" is not a teacher called Mr Gradgrind, Mr Gradgrind set up a school as a charity. While this makes it sound like a kind man who is quite the opposite. It is very hard and cruel man. I know because of how it treats one of the members of his school. His name is Sissy Jupe. One day Mr. Gradgrind said "girl number 20, who is that girl. Sissy stood up and said" I sir. "Mr. Gradgrind asked her name, she answered I said" fag is not a name and your father do not call! "Mr. Gradgrind then asked his parents work and Sissy told him that he cared for the horses in the circus. Mr. Gradgrind said," at that time, define a horse! "(Johnson, 305)

Thomas Gradgrind was a man based on the idea that facts and statistics were the only truth in life and all that is needed for a healthy and productive life. The only truth that he was his own vision of truth. simple as, Thomas Gradgrind strove for perfection. He strove to be perfect, that is what your philosophy is, and he strove to make their perfect children and no wonder. Raised their children never ask, not to doubt the facts and to entertain not just any vice or luxury. As soon as Gradgrind children old enough to absorb, fed him to give more lessons than he could contain. Their children were educated only know a way of life and that was the idea that if it is a fact, then it is false. Tom had grown to become a sycophant, parasite self-absorbed. He had been quite the opposite as expected. (Forster 74)

Thomas Gradgrind had raised their children never ask, but ask them intrigued. Gradrgind had observed their children to peek in a circus tent because they were curious to know what was inside. Children are scolded for being funny, but the seeds were sown in the minds of the way there was more to life than what they had taught. On the other hand, Tom, usually well-behaved child, began to rebel after the incident. At first he rebelled in his mind, but finally, after Tom moved from the house of his father, so he started his rebellion more visible. Again, this is exactly what Mr. Gradgrind had tried to avoid whilst raising their children.

After that Mr. Gradgrind was on his way home walking through the streets and met with the circus, of course, he did not believe in the circus because it was entertainment. He looked around and saw his son Tom and his daughter Louisa to see the circus. Then he approached them and ...