Redemption in Hard Times :: Dickens Hard Times Essays

Redemption in Hard Times   Now, it is to be approached the redemption aspect in Hard Times. The main character, which will be in redemption, is Grandgrind. He is introduced at the beginning of the novel as   The speakers square finger emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmasters sleeve. The stress was helped by the speakers square wall of forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall. The dialect was helped by the speakers mouth, which was wide, thin, and hard set. The emphasis was helped by the speakers voice, which was inflexible, dry, and dictatorial.... Hard Times. Ch.1   From the description above, it is expected to find a hard person with a calculating mind. He emphasizes on reason, not emotions. His character probably points at Utilitarianism in nineteen-century system, especially in the educational field. The system stresses on educating the mind, without the heart it teaches to Stick to FactsHard Times. Ch.1, as Mr. Grandgrind lectures his student.   On the basis of his philosophy, his daughter Louisa marries an elder man, who is Mr. Bounderby, for the sake of her brother. She get married him because her brother asks her to. As a result of this decision she made, she lives with Mr. Bounderby unhappy till they separate. Tom, Louisas brother, acts careless and steals Mr. Bounderby. Tom wanted to live different of how he was raised, and that lead him to be cruel to his sister and at the end a thief. Mr. Grandgrind system, produce another catastrophe, who is Bitzer, a student in his school. He becomes a spy to Mr. Bounderby, and he consequently hunt Tom down, when he tried to flee not to be put to jail for his crime.   Grandgrind redemption does not begin when Louisa converse with him. She inquires from him if he is enquire her to love Mr. Bounderby. He falls in perplexity, till he finds a way t o get back to his facts and numbers. Her discussion with him went to vein. Mr. Grandgrind awakes when he finds out that Tom take the money. His point of view to life changes then, especially when he knows that the circus people, who he always thought of as un-realistic people, helped his son.