The answer in this question which is the character that most reflects the industrial age and its trials and tribulations is Mr. Gradgrind. When you read the novel Hard Times who most likely defined Mr. Thomas Gradgrind as a wealthy, retired merchant in Coketown, England; he later becomes a Member of Parliament. He is describe in the novel as the notorious school board superintendent in the novel who is dedicated to the pursuit of profitable enterprise.
        
             
        
        
        
Capable, astute
Douglass describes Mrs Auld as apt, and follows up on this definition by showing how she took her husbands advice and mixed with her own experience made a strong and smart conclusion about slavery and education. This shows that she is smart and capable of doing much. 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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