Sissy

The modern reader may or may not have recognised from her description of her fathers job that she was a circus child. When Gradgrind hears her name he becomes annoyed and insists that she no longer allow her father to refer to her as Sissy but instead he must call her Cecilia “call yourself Cecilia” (Charles Dickens: page 4 Hard Times 1854). The fact That Sissy’s father has a ‘pet’ name for her is important because it shows emotion within her family, she has a bond with

to the brink of madness and to an eventual emotional breakdown at her father's mercy. Nothing in Louisa's previous education has prepared her to handle her emerging passions. She saves herself from disgrace just in time, helped by the friendship of Sissy Jupe, who represents the wisdom of the heart ― a wisdom Louisa has never known. In the end, Louisa's true nature finally overcomes her father's strictly scientific education, and she ends up as a mature, generous, and humane young woman that dedicates

From a young age she watches Sissy manipulate men using her good looks and her mom survive through the struggle of having two kids and husband who did not support. And Evy continue her life when her husband deemed himself a failure and ran away. Francie had the gift of distinguishing

way of thinking and Gradgrind's and M'Choakumchild's. Gradgrind and M'Choakumchild call the children vessels and do not use names but numbers. The children are allowed no independent thought. While Bitzer is how he is "supposed" to be, Sissy Jupe is free spirited and

1. Explain what the general purpose of an estate freeze is and why it could be advantageous to Phyllis and Freddie. An estate freeze with respect to Phyllis and Freddie’s family business corporation allows them to fix the value of their shares in the business at a particular date and create an opportunity for Phyllis and Freddie to transfer the future growth of a business, investments, or other assets to other taxpayers, children or other designated beneficiaries. By freezing a beneficiary’s estate

The Gradgrind system never changes her, and she remains always honest, observant, and kind. Sissy nevers gives up on her father, always waiting for his return. Towards the end of the book, when Mr. Sleary is telling Mr. Gradgrind that her father may be dead, Thomas says, “She keeps the bottle he sent her for, to this hour; and she will believe

She isn’t sure if she’s speaking to Prim or herself anymore, and she doesn’t really care. She pulls Prim closer to her, and finds that the close contact comforts her more than the gross feverfew plant. “You’re right,” comes Prim’s muffled response from between them. “K-Katniss would be happy.” After a few minutes, Prim stops crying, and slowly untangles herself from Madge’s hold. Madge runs a loving hand down her hair. Someone clears their throat, and Madge looks up to find Mrs. Everdeen staring

superheroes may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors If a male chose to watch the Notebook, A Walk to Remember, or The Choice they would be judged by other males calling them girly or a sissy. Why do the movies men choose to watch determines whether they are masculine or not? If we look at the action movie Superman, he displays and strong heroic character. Superman is 6 foot 3 inches, and weighs 225 pounds. His hair is jet black with a

all have weakness. This is clear when Jhonny gets drunk; Katie locks him in a room. Sissy gives him a bottle of alcohol; then she walks out. Sissy explains to Katie that he will always be a alcoholic, because his one of his weakness. She goes on to say that his strengths are that he is a lovable person who is happy; cheers people up. This is not the only example of this theme in this book. Another example is Sissy, because she sleeps around with men. This is one of her weakness, but this is due to

developments of both intellect and emotions throughout a child’s upbringing. However, to an extent, Dickens emphasizes on the greater importance of emotional growth compared to intellectual growth; such as the much happier and more compassionate human being Sissy is compared to Louisa and Tom, whom have had all ‘fancy’ rooted out of their childhood. Furthermore, although Bitzer may not be unhappy in any way, he still lacks compassion and an understanding of emotions as a result of his education under Gradgrind’s