Texts of the English Literature: XIX XX c.

In this paper, I will analyse the use of satire in Hard times and the ways Dickens criticizes the most prominent changes brought by the industrial revolution to British society. I will also examine how Dickens challenges the prevailing view of the society that practicality and facts were of greater importance than feelings and people. Finally, I will show how through the dualistic characters, using satire, Dickens wants to expose Victorian society's hypocrisy as well as his critical point of vi...