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The comparison of Dickens' treatment of two schoolmasters in David Copperfield and Hard times.
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The comparison of Dickens' treatment of two schoolmasters in David Copperfield and Hard times Both stories are of two schoolmasters who seem to enjoy inflicting pain of some sort to their pupil, whether it is verbal or physical. The names of the schoolmasters, Gradgrind and Creakle, suggest association with unpleasantness, such as the belief in hard labour. The name Gradgrind contains the word grind, which is related to pain and hard work therefore emphasises the spitefulness of such a man. The alliteration of the letter 'G', which is a hard letter, is found throughout the passage. This gives a sense of his presence continuously around and that his unpleasantness is remembered by everyone because of this permanent attendance. The name Creakle suggests old age and the onomatopoeia, of his name 'creak', stresses this idea of old age. Creaking again implies how terrifying he is as when an old house creaks it becomes a...
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