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100 1 _aDickens, Charles,
_d1812-1870
240 1 0 _aHard times. Dutch
245 1 0 _aSlechte Tijden
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-12-26
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
520 _a"Slechte Tijden" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Thomas Gradgrind, a strict schoolmaster who believes solely in facts and rationality, insisting that education should be devoid of imagination and emotion. The narrative delves into themes of industrialization, the dehumanization of individuals, and the consequences of an education system that neglects the creative facets of humanity. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to Thomas Gradgrind and his utilitarian philosophy of education centered on facts. Gradgrind is depicted as a rigid figure, who, while in a monotonous classroom, emphasizes the importance of facts over imagination, interacting with his pupils, particularly a girl named Sissy Jupe. Sissy struggles under Gradgrind's harsh educational regime, highlighting the tension between her imaginative nature and the rigid expectations of her environment. As the chapter progresses, we see Gradgrind's approach to education and child-rearing starkly contrasted with the emotions and creativity embodied by Sissy and her father, revealing early on the central conflict between factual rigidity and the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aDomestic fiction
653 _aSocial problems -- Fiction
653 _aUtilitarianism -- Fiction
653 _aEducation -- Fiction
653 _aPolitical fiction
700 1 _aFrench, H.
700 1 _aMensing, C. M.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50771
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