Quotes
Which character said:
"Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them."
Mr. Gradgrind
What is the name of Boundedby's housekeeper who goes to live at the bank apartment?
Mrs. Sparsit
What do the book titles: 'Sowing,' 'Reaping,' and 'Garnering' allude to?
A) Juxtaposes the industrial revolution with agricultural themes
B) Symbolizes the growth of characters.
C) Alludes to Galatians 6:7, "For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
What year was the novel written?
1854 >:(
Which character is this quote addressing:
"Thou art an Angel. Bless thee, bless thee!"
Rachael
Who gets employed at Bounderby's bank and is tasked to conduct spycraft?
Bitzer
What do clocks and time symbolize?
The monotonous structure of life that the industrial revolution has brought with it.
What animals are used to describe industrial machinery?
Elephants :)
Who said this:
“There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.”
MR GRADGRIND
What does Blackpool refuse to do on the behalf of Bounderby?
He refuses to spy on his fellow workers ;))
What is the significance if the 'Pegasus' Inn as a symbol?
The very name of the inn reveals the contrast between the imaginative and joyful world of the circus and Mr. Gradgrind’s belief in the importance of fact. Furthermore, the name contrasts the largely monotonous and unimaginative world of the early industrial era.!!!!!!
What is the name of Sissy's fathers dog?
Merrylegs
What is the significance of this quote:
"the law that helps me"'... "'but it's not for you at all'"
"'Tis just a muddle a'too-gether, an' the sooner I am dead, the better.'"
Dickens criticising the Divorce laws of the 19th Century and potentially revealing the contextual truth of the novella with Stephen Blackpool
What major event does Slackbridge cause?
A) Convinces hands to unionize
B) Turns the hands against against Blackpool
What major literary device is utilised in the following quote:
"The speaker, and the schoolmaster…all backed a little and swept with their eyes the inclined plane of little vessels then and there arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim."
Metaphor
How much money was stolen from the bank?
150 pounds
What does Rachael find that leads her to believe that Stephen has been murdered?
His hat, abandoned in a field
What major literary device is utilised in the following quote:
"[Louisa] was so constrained, and yet so careless; so reserved, and yet so watchful; so cold and so proud, and yet so sensitively ashamed of her husband’s braggart humility [...]"
Oxymoron
Coketown is likened to what fallen city of the Bible?
Babel