¿Es posible algún indicio Quijotesco en "Hard Times"?

Abstract

This paper endeavours to show a possible influence of el Quijote on Hard Tunes. We compare the main characters such as Don Quijote and Mr. Bounderby because they are both paranoic. We establish another relation between Sancho Panza and Mr. Gradgrind contrasting their realism with the squire and the banker's imagination. We can see the opposition between fantasy and fact in other aspects such as some fantastic, mysterious and distressed situations.Finally, there are sentimental stories in both novels, descriptions with metaphors and, the most important thing for our research; the allusion to the Santo Oficio that is sometimes mentioned by Cervantes in el Quijote.