Social Classes of Industrial England in Charles Dickens Hard Times Ess

Social Classes of Industrial England in Charles Dickens Hard TimesIn his novel, Hard Times, Charles Dickens used his characters to describe the caste system that had been make by industrial England. By looking at three of import characters, Stephen Blackpool, Mr. Josiah Bounderby, and Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, one can see the different classes that were industrial England.Stephen Blackpool be the most abundant and least represented caste in industrial England, the lower class (also called the hands) in Charles Dickens novel. Stephen was an honest, hard-working man who came to much trouble in the novel, often because of his class. He came to Mr. Bounderby one day seeking a divorce from his alcoholic and runaway wife who did nothing only drink his boodle away. When he asked about if there were any laws that could separate them, Mr. Bounderby replied that there was but its not for you at all. It costs currency. It costs a mint of money (70). Later, Stephen was framed for the robbery o f a bank, in part because of his class. Young gobbler Gradgrind made it appear that Mr. Black...