Assignments for Analysis. 1. Which expression does Mr

1. Which expression does Mr. Gradgrind use to refer to children in the first paragraph? What does he believe distinguishes people from animals?

2. Where does the scene take place? What details of the setting reinforce Mr. Gradgrind’s philosophy that education should be based solely on facts?

3. What language means does the author make use of to describe Mr. Gradgrind’s

- forehead?

- eyes?

- mouth?

- hair?

- legs?

- shoulders?

- voice?

4. Are the terms of comparison conventional or original?

5. How is the character revealed through physical description?

6. Identify the metaphor used for schoolchildren. Which words extend this metaphor? What idea of education is conveyed by this extended metaphor?

7. How does the phrase “…the tender young imaginations that were to be stormed away” contribute to the idea of the “right” education?

8. Find examples of the use of terms from the spheres of science, mathematics, mechanics, weaponry in the text. Explain their function.

9. Repetition of words and sentence structures is a stylistic feature of the passage. Find some examples. What aspect of Mr. Gradgrind’s personality is underlined through the use of repetition?

10. In what sense does the name Gradgrind give us a clue about the character’s personality?

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