Comparative Themes (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Utilitarian ethos in Hard Times
Utilitarian ethos in Hard Times
Facts over emotions; deprives working class of creativity
Stephen Blackpool's role
Stephen Blackpool's role
Factory worker showing working class suffering & injustice
Why is Robbie Turner wrongfully arrested
Why is Robbie Turner wrongfully arrested
Lower class easily scapegoated due to class prejudice
Coketown's symbolism
Coketown's symbolism
Bleak, dehumanising industrial landscape with pollution
Sissy Jupe's significance
Sissy Jupe's significance
Compassion & imagination countering utilitarian philosophy
Louisa's marriage to Bounderby
Louisa's marriage to Bounderby
Transactional, emotionally void; married from duty not love
Rachael's character role
Rachael's character role
Moral strength & resilience of working-class women
Cause of Briony's false accusation
Cause of Briony's false accusation
Overactive imagination & class prejudice
Gradgrind's 'Fact, fact, fact!' meaning
Gradgrind's 'Fact, fact, fact!' meaning
Rigid adherence to facts stifling imagination & emotion
'Never had a child's heart' shows
'Never had a child's heart' shows
Emotional void from rigid utilitarian upbringing