## Task 2: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens is one of the most famous writers of the Victorian Period. Many people might be familiar with the character Scrooge from his novel A Christmas Carol. However, Charles Dickens wrote many other novels that give a much more indepth insight in life in the Victorian Period.

Assignment: Charles Dickens

Watch the following video about Charles Dickens and answer the following question: What kind of message does Dickens want to get across and how does he succeed in doing that?

Assignment: Hard Times

Now read the two extracts from Hard Times, a novel published in 1854, in your Poems and Extracts reader.

Answer the following questions:

- What is Gradgrind's attitude to education?
- What is the tone of the this extract? Explain your answer by giving two examples from the text.