Hard Times
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 1, Chapter 9 Book 1, Chapter 10 Book 1, Chapter 11 Book 1, Chapter 12 Book 1, Chapter 13 Book 1, Chapter 14 Book 1, Chapter 15 Book 1, Chapter 16 Book 2, Chapter 1 Book 2, Chapter 2 Book 2, Chapter 3 Book 2, Chapter 4 Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 2, Chapter 7 Book 2, Chapter 8 Book 2, Chapter 9 Book 2, Chapter 10 Book 2, Chapter 11 Book 2, Chapter 12 Book 3, Chapter 1 Book 3, Chapter 2 Book 3, Chapter 3 Book 3, Chapter 4 Book 3, Chapter 5 Book 3, Chapter 6 Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 9
Themes
All Themes Fact vs. Fancy Industrialism and Its Evils Unhappy Marriages Femininity
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Thomas Gradgrind Louisa Gradgrind Thomas Gradgrind, Jr. (Tom) Josiah Bounderby Cecilia (Sissy) Jupe Mrs. Sparsit Stephen Blackpool Rachael James Harthouse Mrs. Pegler Slackbridge
Symbols
All Symbols The Staircase Pegasus
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Parody Pathos Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
Quizzes
All Quizzes Book 1, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 9 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 10 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 11 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 12 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 13 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 14 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 15 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 16 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 9 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 10 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 11 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 12 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 9 Quiz
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Hard Times

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Charles Dickens
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