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    Serpents Of Smoke:

    The “serpents of smoke” coming from the chimneys of the factories in Coketown, as well as
    the dye in the river, are symbols of the spiritually corrupting influence of industrialization

    At a literal level, the streams of smoke that fill the skies above Coketown are the effects of
    industrialization. However, these smoke serpents also represent the moral blindness of
    factory owners like Bounderby. Because he is so concerned with making as much profit as
    he possibly can, Bounderby interprets the serpents of smoke as a positive sign that the
    factories are producing goods and profit. Thus, he not only fails to see the smoke as a form
    of unhealthy pollution, but he also fails to recognize his own abuse of the Hands in his
    factories. The smoke becomes a moral smoke screen that prevents him from noticing his
    workers’ miserable poverty. Through its associations with evil, the word “serpents” evokes
    the moral obscurity that the smoke creates.

    Pegasus's Arms

    The Pegasus's Arms is the name of the tavern at which the circus company is staying when
    Sissy returns with Mr. Gradgrind and Mr. Bounderby to find her father gone at the very
    beginning of the novel. Pegasus, a mythical winged horse, represents the imaginary and
    fantastical world in which imagination is allowed to soar: a world the Gradgrinds are
    forbidden to experience. It is the perfect residence, on the other hand, for Sissy's father's
    circus company, who make the world of magic and fairy stories come to life

    Louisa:

    The daughter of Grandgrind; Louisa becomes the symbol of the suffering and victim of
    wrong education, upbringing, imposition of fact, avoidance of imagination from one’s life.
    She receives our sympathy when she can’t identify her feeling of love and pain.

    Cecilia:

    Sissy Symbolizes vitality as well as goodness: she has a golden heart and full of spirit of
    service. She represents the opinion of the antithesis of calculating self-interest

    Circus:
    The circus represents imagination, joy, and freedom, contrasting sharply with the rigid,
    fact-based world of Coketown.Context: Characters like Sissy Jupe and the circus folk
    symbolize the importance of creativity and emotional richness, which stand in opposition to
    the utilitarian philosophy embraced by Mr. Gradgrind and Bounderby

    Bottle of Nine Oils:

    One of the last things Mr. Jupe does before leaving is send Sissy to get him a bottle of nine
    oils, a primitive remedy for the aches and pains he suffers from executing the acrobatics of
    his performances. Sissy keeps the bottle throughout her childhood, and Mr. Gradgrind tells
    Mr. Sleary she still has it as an a kiddult

    Hard Times

    Life of all characters

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