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adome1
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In the book Hard Times by Charles Dickens, who is "the Diminutive boy with an old face"?

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Posted by adome1 on Friday October 30, 2009 at 6:48 AM and tagged with character, dickens, diminutive boy, hard times, minor character, old face.

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  1. pohnpei397 Teacher
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    This character appears in Chapter 6 of "Hard Times."  He is a member of the circus that comes to Coketown.  The start of the circus is E.W.B. Childers and the diminutive boy plays his son in his horse-riding act.

    The point of the circus in the story is to serve as a contrast to Coketown and the attitudes of its people (like Gradgrind).  Coketown is a serious place that doesn't really have time for fun whereas the circus performers' whole purpose is to amuse people.  The circus is also a close-knit group that appear to care for each other, unlike the people of Coketown.

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    http://www.enotes.com/hard-times/book-chapters-5-6-summar...

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    Posted by pohnpei397 on Friday October 30, 2009 at 6:48 PM