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Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« on: October 04, 2008, 10:44:02 pm »
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Is anyone else studying this text?  How are you finding it?

Personally I am enjoying this text quite a bit, but I find that writing topics based around characters (like Gradgrind's change throughout the novel) does not allow for much depth.  I feel that I'm just retelling the story of what happens to Gradgrind!

I'm hoping for a Fact vs Fancy topic on the exam.

Feel free to post any thoughts you have on the text here :)
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2008, 10:45:25 pm »
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Quote from lecturer at TSFX

"Hard Times...No, it's not a book about viagra"

LOL
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2008, 11:11:09 pm »
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Yeh I'm doing it for the exam...theme essays on this book are great IMO; really gives a chance to show off given how broad the novel is. And yeh, character essays kinda suck though, especially compared to the potential available in a theme essay =P So yeh, lets all hope for a fact/fancy essay and it'll be all cool :]
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2008, 11:21:02 pm »
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+1 for hoping its a fact & fancy

if theres a topic asking to discuss the effect of industrialization or something like that then im screwed
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2008, 11:47:56 pm »
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One of the Macrob/MHS novels eh? ... beware of the skills.

I've read it but not for school lol.
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2008, 10:53:21 am »
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Quote from: Toothpick on October 04, 2008, 11:47:56 pm
One of the Macrob/MHS novels eh? ... beware of the skills.

Yeah.. they are also studying 'Whose Reality?' which sucks for the rest of us mortals who are doing it  :(
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2008, 01:06:59 pm »
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ha. Suck. :P

Im doing the Identity crap, but I know most public/state(sounds like 1984 lol) schools do that :P So it's cool.
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2008, 05:59:03 pm »
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can anyone studying the book explain the 'bully of humility' description for Bounderby? thanks :)
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Re: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2008, 03:25:38 pm »
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Bounderby is a figure that constantly supresses the Hands from becoming worthy of more than their appendages.

eg. Stephen Blackpool wan' be ridded of woman (because he can't take her shit anymore).
Bounderby's like SCREW YOU MAN! That shit is like wanting to be 'set up in a coach and six, and to be fed on turtle soup and venison, with a golden spoon.'

As a summary, Bounderby views the Hands as a greedy bunch of suckers who are just greedy.
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