Setting

• Where does the narrative take place in the story?

  Outside the capital, not in London
• How does the setting of the narrative contrast with Dickens's usual works?

  It takes place outside of London, unlike his typical settings
• What town is Coketown likely modeled after?

  Manchester
• What does Coketown represent in the narrative?

  A typical northern England industrial mill town
• What are the characteristics of Coketown?

  Marked by factories, soot, and rigid class structures
• During which historical period is the narrative set?

  The height of the Industrial Revolution
• What social changes does the narrative capture?

  The social and economic transformations caused by the Industrial Revolution
• What topic does the narrative address regarding workers?

  The emergence of trade unions
• What is the purpose of trade unions as depicted in the narrative?

  Workers begin to organize for better conditions and fair treatment
• What relationship does the narrative explore between factory owners and workers?

  The tension between factory owners and unionized labor
• How are conflicts portrayed in the narrative?

  Through conflicts between individual workers and management
• What issue does the narrative investigate regarding capital and labor?

  The growing divide between capital (owners and management) and labor (workers)
• What critique does the narrative offer regarding capital and labor?

  It critiques both exploitative practices and workers' frustrations
• What concept does Victorian paternalism refer to in the narrative?

  The paternalistic attitudes of factory owners towards workers
• How do factory owners view themselves in the context of Victorian paternalism?

  As benevolent figures controlling workers for their own good
• What economic issue does Victorian paternalism perpetuate?

  Economic inequality