Hard Times: Plot Summary (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Gradgrind's key educational belief
Gradgrind's key educational belief
Facts are key to education
Louisa's husband
Louisa's husband
Mr. Josiah Bounderby
Bounderby's factory workers' nickname
Bounderby's factory workers' nickname
Hands
Woman Stephen Blackpool wishes to marry
Woman Stephen Blackpool wishes to marry
Rachael
Harthouse's goal regarding Louisa
Harthouse's goal regarding Louisa
To seduce her
Stephen Blackpool's cause of death
Stephen Blackpool's cause of death
Falls into pit, dies from injuries
Who actually robbed the bank
Who actually robbed the bank
Tom Gradgrind
Who helps Tom escape
Who helps Tom escape
Sissy with circus company
Bounderby's fraud exposed by Mrs. Sparsit
Bounderby's fraud exposed by Mrs. Sparsit
He has a respectable mother (not self-made)
What replaces Gradgrind's fact-based philosophy
What replaces Gradgrind's fact-based philosophy
Faith, hope, and charity