Chapter 15-16 Flashcards
How does Mr.Gradgrind propose to his daughter as to how she should review the proposal from Bounderby?
as one of “tangible Fact”
How does Mrs.Sparsit reply to the news that Bounderby and Lousa are to be wed?
that she wishes him happiness but with condescension and compassion
Why does Sparspit accept the offer from Mr.Bounderby at the bank?
as she would not rather eat the bread of dependancy
Dickens suggests through Sparspit, Louisa and Blackpools wife that industrialisation threatens to dissolves the boundaries between workplace and home, without what?
without the stabilising force of femininity
Who tries to reduce marriage, and indeed love itself, to a question of logic?
Mr.Gradgrind
Louisa’s is entirely stoic to the proposal of marriage, why?
as her upbringing has prevented her from knowing what emotions to express
What is the effect of the reference to Bluebeard and Mr.Gradgring being in a room full of “bluebooks”?
it is a combination of irony and allusion as the mention of Bluebeard, a villain from a child’s fairy tale story foreshadows the marriage drama that unfolds and a reminder of the war against “fancy” and imgination.
How does Louisa become debased as a human being?
as she becomes a mere “subject of a proposal”
Louisa is weakened but in reversal, she is the one who stands “____.____,____”
impassive, proud, cold
Which chapter marks the beginning of the blindness motif that will come to identity Mr.Gradgrind and his inability to understand the human soul?
“Fathers and Daughters”
There is a hint of condescension in Sparsits tone when the marriage is revealed to her, why doe this surprise Mr.Bounderby?
as he expected her to be in shock and pass out in surprise
How is the 8 week period between the proposal and the wedding more like a business transaction?
as they are hardly romantic and are entirely fact based
