Louisa Gradgrind
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Louisa Gradgrind is a central character in Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times," whose emotionally stifled upbringing under a rigidly utilitarian father leads to inner conflict and personal tragedy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hard Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfWork | English ⓘ |
| causeOfSuffering | rigid utilitarian upbringing ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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emotionally repressed ⓘ imaginative ⓘ intelligent ⓘ |
| conflict | inner conflict between reason and emotion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gradgrind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Gradgrind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hard Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1854 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Louisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork | social novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unhappy marriage ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of fact-based education
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embodiment of the damage of utilitarianism ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Coketown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | eldest daughter ⓘ |
| publicationContextOfWork | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToFather | emotionally distant ⓘ |
| relationshipToSpouse | loveless marriage ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | fictional industrial town of Coketown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Tom Gradgrind Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Josiah Bounderby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
emotional repression
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industrialization ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| upbringing |
emotional neglect
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utilitarian education ⓘ |
| workTitle | Hard Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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