Hard Times Student Guide
Charles DickensāĀ Hard TimesĀ is set in Coketown, where school owner Mr. Thomas Gradgrind dominates as a model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his daughter marries a loveless businessman, and his son rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of a free-spirited circus girl and a victimized weaver, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery.
TheĀ Hard Times Student GuideĀ increases the studentās vocabulary and reading comprehension by providing in-depth vocabulary study, reading notes, comprehension questions, and more.
96 pages.
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Charles DickensāĀ Hard TimesĀ is set in Coketown, where school owner Mr. Thomas Gradgrind dominates as a model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his daughter marries a loveless businessman, and his son rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of a free-spirited circus girl and a victimized weaver, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery.
TheĀ Hard Times Student GuideĀ increases the studentās vocabulary and reading comprehension by providing in-depth vocabulary study, reading notes, comprehension questions, and more.
96 pages.
