Question

In the excerpt from Hard Times, Dickens refers to an “adversary.” What is the meaning of this word? In the context of the final paragraph of the excerpt, who or what is the adversary being discussed?

An adversary is generally considered to be a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks.

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Ms. Sue
You have the definition right. Now -- who in "Hard Times" is the adversary?

Ciara
Stephen Blackpool ?
Ciara
or Charles Dickens ?
Ms. Sue
Please copy the paragraph in which "adversary" appears in your excerpt.

Ciara
I don't see it :(
Rick
Is it Bounderby?

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