Thursday, October 14, 2010
Mr. Bounderby's Past
I was always curious about why Mr.Bounderby kept talking about how he made himself and why he was sort of a grouch at times, so i kept reading until i found the answer. In chapter IV he says to Gradgrind that he was born in a ditch and his mother had left him and he can can never forgive her. He also call her " the very worst woman that ever lived in the world", i believe he is saying that he hates her. He also says "there's no family pride about me, no imaginative sentimental humbug about me", could this be the reason why he is so strict about facts and doesn't agree with the use of imagination in teaching? Why do you think he doesn't agree with imagination?
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I believe Mr.Gradgrind's past had made a huge impact on his life, and it explains why he is, the way he is. For example; When he said his mother was "the very worst women that ever lived in the world" was said for a purpose. That purpose was because of her abandonment, and carelessness for him. Therefore, it is possible that Gradgrind feels imagination is useless because he may have always 'imagined' his mother to be there for him and since he knows that never happened, then there is no reason for people to even care about imagination. This may also take a big role of why he's rigorous with using imagination in his teaching skills because if he were to let his students use imagination then they might even experience a similar situation as himself.
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