Dickens on capitalism in Hard Times, by Ari Sclar
- Ari Sclar
- Mar 31, 2018
- 1 min read
“Any capitalist . . . who had made sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, always professed to wonder why the sixty thousand nearest Hands didn't each make sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, and more or less reproached them every one for not accomplishing the little feat. What I did you can do. Why don't you go and do it?”
From the novel, Hard Times (1854) by Charles Dickens
What is the point of view of Dickens in the above passage?
Does the passage reflect the existence of class tensions that were influenced by the Industrial Revolution? Explain why or why not.
Is Dickens’ goal in writing the passage apparent from the above excerpt? Explain in 1-2 sentences.
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