3-6 pages double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, standard essay format (MLA)
Topics you should cover, citing specific examples where applicable:
Positivism v. Romanticism; which side do you think Dickens prefers?
Class system; workers and the union movement; middle class: traditional professions v. industrial middle class; aristocracy (as represented by Mrs. Sparsit); relations between the classes
Gender; relationship between gender and class; societal/class expectations
Dickens portrayal of an industrial town; why do you think Dickens did not explore the horrible working conditions of the workers?
What do you think were Dickens’ major concerns with the First Industrial Revolution?
BOOK:
Dickens, Charles. Hard Times, ISBN: 014143967X.
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Modern Europe book