# Slackbridge — Hard Times character guide

> Slackbridge in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Slackbridge

**First appearance:** 0021-iv-men-and-brothers

## Who they are

A fiery, manipulative union orator who turns workers against Stephen.

## In the story

### [Men and Brothers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hard_times_se/chapters/iv-men-and-brothers)

The orator who incites the workers with passionate rhetoric, but is shown to be less honest and manly than his audience.

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