... put unparalleled stress on the lives of the working class. Charles Dickens', Hard Times, focused overwhelmingly on the rise of industrialist utilitarian thought and the overall effect on society. The Industrial Revolution is further characterized and also portrayed by Dickens as a period of dehumanization, victimization, and alienation. Dickens, along with many theorists of the time, believed that industrialization led to ... to be a person of fact and not to have any fanciful thought; this way of thinking creates a more productive individual. Furthermore, it is common assumption that du...

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... the importance of grouping individual lives within encompassing cultural patterns. This was a decade of political and economic troubles, when the people first felt the full threats and consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Barnaby Rudge is the first of Dickens' novels to show an awareness of problems. The need for parliamentary reform is backed by the Chartist Agitation. The American episodes in Martin ... what the working-class proletariat was in support of because in order to rise economically one must first work hard and strive to make something of oneself, especially during the...

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... similarly refer to this period as the era of Victorianism. One of the most notable transformations during the period was on the industrial front as more and more people opted to transit from the agrarian life forms to embrace the industrial age. It is as a result of this outcome that the literature of the period, including Dickens' own David Copperfield opted to ... that Dickens develops in David Copperfield. Dickens paints the picture of a wealthy and egotistical young man who has obviously reaped the economic benefits of the industrial revolution, importantly, financial independence. ...

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... from society that he feels his only responsibilities are his self-serving financial matters. This early description of Scrooge is Dickens' condemnation of the wealthy industrial class that emerged in the 19th century, particularly during the industrial revolution, who abused their social privilege and took advantage of those in "need and want." In the same stave, Dickens uses Marley to reveal the consequences ... . Charles Dickens, though one of the nineteenth centuries most celebrated writers, never abandoned the social problems of his time. The lack of compassion that many, and in part...

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Although urbanisation had been a factor in society since the time of the renaissance, the Industrial revolution, and the associated growth of capitalism and industry in Victorian times saw a massive acceleration in change within both urban and rural communities. However, this change was not merely one of ... a heightened awareness and interest in science also had a great effect. This multiplicity of factors ultimately affected most of the more traditional values and attitudes prevalent in society in the pre-industrial era. As the critic Joseph Childers has noted: "The era's most conspicuous ...

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