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Global Experience, Louisa Gradgrind is shunned by her father for…

- - - - Tess feels pressure from those around her to marry Alec, as it would boost her social status and was seen as the "traditional" thing to do for a woman her age
  - - - The Buddha of Suburbia follows the life of Karim as he grows from a naive teenager to a successful adult
- - - - Leah is teased by her coworkers for her mixed relationship
  - - - He hopes the city will alleviate these conflicts, but finds that racism still exists
- - - - Tess discovers her family is from noble ancestry
        
        Despite being "noble", Tess and her family still struggle tremendously
        
        With parents who are unequip to handle supporting the family, Tess assumes lots of responsibility at a young age
- - - - Clinging to empty tradition in the
        face of adversity
- - - - Relationship between man and machine
        
        Harsh critique of contemporary urban life
        
        The struggle to find authenticity in a highly mechanized society
      - The workplace shifted from the home to the factories
        
        Hard Times depicts a rigid, bleak society where workers have been reduced to nothing more than a tool in the industrial process
        
        Individualism, competition, and class traitors are present in the story