.” Louisa believes she has no choice but to confront her father Gradgrind and speaks of the childhood she believes was taken away from her, confessing "Father, you formed me from my cradle.. How could you give me life and take from me all the invaluable things that bring me out of the state of conscious death? Where are the graces of my soul? -you do, oh father, what have you done with the garden that should have once flourished, in this great desert here! Speaking also of the marriage she did not want and the man she really wanted to marry: “ When I was irrevocably married... There seemed to be a close affinity between us I only wondered if it was worth it, him who cared about nothing else, to care so much about me Breathless in front. the honesty displayed by his daughter, Gradgrind realizes that his methods and philosophies based on "facts rather than imagination" were responsible for Louisa's inability to connect with others and the indifferent nature of his son Tom. Dickens seems to hammer home the idea that imagination is necessary when the world is filled with too many facts. Without the opportunity to experience childhood and engage in social situations, children will be unable to communicate properly with their peers and act appropriately in public.