Hard Times By Charles Dickens - Irony

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by him.
Eventually, as Gradgrind’s children became older, what they were taught
began to turn sour in their minds. Tom, Grandgrind’s son, began to despise
his father and all he was taught and thus began to rebel. He took to
smoking and gambling, which eventually led to his downfall. Tom had grown
up to become a sycophantic, self-absorbed parasite. He had turned out the
exact opposite as hoped. Thomas Gradgrind had raised his children never to
wonder, but wondering intrigued them. Gradrgind had observed his children
peeking into a circus tent because they were curious as to what was inside.
The children were scolded for being curious, but seeds were planted into
their minds of how there was more to life than what they had been taught.
Futhermore, Tom, a usually well-behaved child, began to rebel after this
incident. At first, he was rebelling in his mind, but eventually, after Tom
moved out of his father’s house, so began his more visible rebellion. Once
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