tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post5339834243469006893..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Hard Times by Charles DickensMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-22030001007483167272013-01-30T11:14:43.016-06:002013-01-30T11:14:43.016-06:00This could be totally wrong, but I was under the i...This could be totally wrong, but I was under the impression that Dickens was trying to convey the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution and Utilitarian theory in Hard Times. We only read excerpts, but Coketown seemed like a miserable and overly mechanic place. The school is some sort of militaristic and overly severe academy that rejects creativity and free thought. The children are not called by their names, but by numbers, representing the sort of dehumanization associated with utilitarian theory. Even though Dickens doesn't outright say "Hey guys I hate utilitarian theory and industrailization", I feel like it's implied. Cassidy Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228408653523255658noreply@blogger.com