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Using theories of Marx and, more broadly, utilitariansim, examine the ways in which Dickens and Dostoevsky creatively explore the impact of industrialisation on humanity and education.
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Using theories of Marx and, more broadly, utilitariansim, examine the ways in which Dickens and Dostoevsky creatively explore the impact of industrialisation on humanity and education. Dickens and Dostoevsky both critique the social effects of industrialisation and utilitarianism, though each has a different approach and a slightly different focus. Dickens employs parody, satire and caricature to ridicule the effects of the new political economy while Dostoevsky examines the consequences of rational morality taken to extremes. Dickens uses residents of a regional manufacturing town1 to illustrate the social consequences of industrialisation, and particularly the influence on education, while Dostoevsky focuses on the experiences of an urban individual to demonstrate the psychological and social consequences of utilitarianism. In Hard Times, Dickens' main characters represent different social groups and illustrate industrialisation's effect on society. For example, Gadgrind represents educators and politicians who advocate the principles of reason and utility but discount emotion, affection, imagination...
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