Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and index.
Summary
Thomas structures her analysis of Dickens's novel, Hard times, around five key areas in which fragmentation is the dominant theme.
Contents
In the beginning. Contexts ; The importance of Hard times ; Critical reception -- A reading. Physical fragmentation ; Intellectual fragmentation ; Domestic interiors: parts and pieces ; "Hands" and masters: the ties that fail to bind ; Wholeness versus brokenness.
