How does Dickens show his dislike for the education system in "Hard Times"?
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sarawh (student)
How does Dickens show his dislike for the education system in Hard Times?
In the novel, Hard Times, the education system that Dickens writes about is Utilitarian. Dickens shows the view that he disapproves of the utilitarian system he presents and shows this initial dislike throughout the novel by using satire and irony to mock the system.
Dickens presents his dislike for the education system through the titles he has chosen for his chapters. Such as the chapter title ‘murdering the innocents’, this title could show the dislike because it shows that Dickens believes that this way of educating the children is ruining their childhood and making them lose the naivety and imagination that all children have when growing up.