Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
This is the short story of Thomas Gradgrind of Coketown, an industrial mill down in the north of England. He wishes to bring up his two children in 'practical ways'. His daughter. Louisa, is married to the very old Josiah Bounderby, a close friend of Thomas, and her brother, Tom, is employed by Bounderby. A politician called James Harthouse, an upper class gentleman, tries to woo Louisa. The story ends with how each character enters old age.
Charles Dickens was born in Kent, England, in 1812 and died in 1870. The story was not especially well received at the time but grew in popularity over time. It was Dicken's tenth novel and highlights the social and economic pressures of the time in English society.
C.C. (U.K., 2016)