# Tom Gradgrind Junior — Hard Times character guide

> Tom Gradgrind Junior in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tom, young Thomas, young Tom, Thomas, Dear Tom

**First appearance:** 0002-ii-murdering-the-innocents

## Who they are

The selfish, dissolute son of Thomas Gradgrind who robs Bounderby's bank.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hard_times_se/characters/tom_gradgrind_junior
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hard_times_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hard_times_se/characters