Hard Times

Compare the characters of Slackbridge and Blackpool in this chapter. How do they symbolise twain the values that the Tempter admires and the attributes he dislikes? In this chapter Slackbridge is presented as a loud, y working tempered and shallow man, whereas Blackpool is presented as an honest, calm and straight forward man, in all case a man of great honesty, compassion, and integrity, Stephen represents his honorable ideals even when he is rejected by his fellow workers and fired by Bounderby. During this chapter Slackbridge gives an impassioned speech nearly the necessity of unionizing and of showing their sense of fellowship.The only person who remains dubious is Stephen Blackpool. Stephen says he does not believe that the union will do any good because it will only aggravate the already tense kin between employers and workers. You thunder mug tell that these two men are reverse characters when they perform their speeches. Slackbridge is portrayed as a talented spea ker as Dickens writes Slackbridge, the rhetorician, looked about him with a withering smile. This also shows that he is an arrogant and sarcastic man. He uses long, complex sentences to confuse the audience and make it difficult to follow what he is saying.This implies that Slackbridge wants to show off his power further Stephen says nothing to suggest power. Blackpool uses simple sentences and no fancy vocabulary whilst speaking, for face Thats not for him and Thats not for nobody but me. The noun friends is retell and used by both characters, but in two antithetic fashions. Slackbridge uses the hyperbole Oh my friends to quiz and manipulate the workers as he does not shell out about them. Slackbridge also says Oh my fellow-country-men to try and act as if he is their friend, to try and persuade the workers to go on strike.The industrial revolution was happening at this moment in time. It was a period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining , transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the quantify. It began in the unify Kingdom, and then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe, North America, Japan, and eventually the rest of the world. He tries to raise the workers up by saying virtuoso united nation, he knows what they can achieve. Whereas Blackpool can relate to the workers and can say my friends without having to pretend.The workers would take a leak known Stephen since he was around ten years old. Therefore the workers have far more in common with Blackpool than they would have with Slackbridge. In politics, right-wing describes a political outlook or unique(predicate) position that involves acceptance or support of social hierarchy and Slackbridge, at the time, was in favor of the right wing as he says The orator having refreshed himself, wiped his corrugated forehead from left to right several times with his handkerchief folded into a pad.T he adjective corrugated suggests that he is an crinkly character. Slackbridge does not want anything to do with the workers even though he is the physical contact between them and the manager, Mr Bounderby. The adjectives down-trodden, fellow-countrymen, iron-handed and fellow sufferers are hyphenated modifiers illustrates the difference between the workers and the management, he is also empathising them. Stephen Blackpool lives a life of drudgery and poverty.In spite of the hardships of his daily toil, he strives to maintain his honesty, integrity, faith, and compassion. He is only asking for the right to work as he says I hope I shall die ere ever such a time cooms, and I shall work solitary among yo unless is cooms. This implies that Stephen loves to work and that is why he does not want to go on strike. Stephen is the only Hand who refuses to marriage a workers union he believes that striking is not the best way to improve relations between factory owners and employees, and h e also wants to earn an honest living. I ha never had no fratch demonstrates his innocence callable to the fact that he has never had an argument with anyone. He also refuses to scout on his fellow workers for Bounderby, who consequently sends him away. Both groups, rich and poor, respond in the same self-interested, backstabbing way. Slackbridge labels Blackpool as a turncoat as the verbs deserts his post, sells his flag, turns a traitor and a craven and a recreant, suggests that Stephen is a cruel man, he tries to convince the workers that Stephen has let them down.Slackbridge could not make Blackpool sounds less worthy if tried. Dickens favors and admires Stephen Blackpool as he is the perfect balance in fact and fancy. Also Dickens hates trade unions and strikes, therefore he would hate Slackbridge as he wants the workers to go on strike and he is full of facts. by dint of Stephen, Dickens suggests that industrialization threatens to compromise both the employees and employer s moral integrity, thereby creating a social muddle to which there is no easy solution.