1. Analysis of Hard Times by Charles Dickens
... Coketown is also an immoral and sinful place and the thought of the "black river", an allusion to the river Styx, almost makes it look like hell. All the streets look alike, all the people look alike, their days are all like the previous days and every year the counterpart of the last and next. It is simply a horrible place. Apart from being the embodiment of evil, more importantly, Coketown is also ... that Mr. Grandgrind stands for. "She looked as if she were frightened by the matter of fact prospect the world afforded". Because she was brought up in a circus, she knows all about imag...
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- Grade Level: High School