Dickens seems to provide contradicting views of women. He is progressive in giving his female characters an education, but he also determines the outcomes for each of the women according to Victorian values. In 150-200 words, make a brief argument that explains Dickens's view of women according to the characters in his novel Hard Times.

imparadis't in one anothers arms  

the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill  

of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,  

where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,  

among our other torments not the least,  

still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;  

yet let me not forget what i have gain'd  

from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:  

one fatal tree there stands of knowledge call'd,  

forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidd'n?  

suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord  

envie them that? can it be sin to know,

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.

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