After hearing Harthouse’s and Louisa conversation in the woods, Sparsit expected Louisa to go meet him in the city. As we read, Lousia proved Sparsit wrong. Instead of meeting Harthouse, she went to go visit her father where she had an emotional conversation with him. She told him how she really felt about the way he raised her. She admitted that being taught only facts, and not being able to use her imagination ruined her life. She also tells him that she married someone whom her heart doesn’t belong to; it belongs to Hearthouse. Do you think the tone set the mood of how Louisa felt when she was telling Gradgrind how she felt? Or do you believe it is implied by the choice of words used?
Louisa doesn't love Harthouse. She simply rejects her marriage to the old Bounderby.
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