In the persons of Gradgrind and Bounderby, Dickens stigmatized the prevalent philosophy of utilitarianism which, whether in school or factory, allowed human beings to be caged in a dreary scenery of brick terraces and foul chimneys, to be enslaved to machines and reduced to numbers.
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- Release Date 05/30/1969
- Author Charles Dickens
- Language English
- Company Penguin Classics; Fifth Edition
- Weight 7.8 ounces
- Dimensions 7 x 1 x 5 inches
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