Gradgrind develop his sons into perfect utilitarians. His physical description personified this characterisation of the rigid and insistent pedagogue: In a famous passage, a visiting official asks Gradgrind's students "Suppose you were going to carpet a room. Would you use a carpet having a representation of flowers upon it?" The character Sissy Jupe replies, ingenuously, that she would because, "If you please, sir, I am very fond of flowers." Gradgrind is the most dynamic character in "Hard Times" since he comes to recognize that emotions are important when his daughter Louisa has an emotional breakdown. The text of the entry is
Dickens, Texas and 21.9% of those age 65 or over. Dickens is served by the Spur and Patton Springs Independent School Districts. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dickens has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Dickens, Texas Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census, down from 332 at the 2000 census. Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens. Dickens is located west of the center of Dickens County at (33.621341, -100.834987), with the