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Hard Times

Charles Dickens
eng. Hard Times · 1854
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • Critique of utilitarianism and the mechanistic approach to education and life.
  • Social injustice and class inequality in Victorian England.
  • Dehumanization and alienation of workers in industrial society.
  • The importance of emotions, imagination, and human values as opposed to dry rationalism.
  • The role of family and personal relationships in shaping character and moral values.
Hard Times
Date of publication: 26 August 2024
Updated: 2 April 2026
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Author: 
Charles Dickens
Original title: eng. Hard Times · 1854
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