Hard Times
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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.
Date of publication: 26 August 2024
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Genre: Classical literature