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Welcome to Hard Times is the debut 1960 novel by American author E.L. Doctorow .. E.L. Doctorow. E.L. Doctorow. 1960 in literature. It is centered in a small settlement in the Dakota Territory named Hard Times .. Dakota Territory. Dakota Territory. After a reckless drifter comes into Hard Times and terrorizes the town with rape , murder and arson , the survivors lead an effort to rebuild .. A major theme throughout the short novel is the relationship of the characters and evil , represented by their fear of `` The Bad Man from Bodie '' .. A review by the New York Times relates the book to Joseph Conrad 's Heart of Darkness  :. New York Times. New York Times. Joseph Conrad. Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness. Heart of Darkness. Perhaps the primary theme of the novel is that evil can only be resisted psychically  : when the rational controls that order man 's existence slacken , destruction comes .. Conrad said it best in `` Heart of Darkness , '' but Mr. Doctorow has said it impressively .. Heart of Darkness. Heart of Darkness. His book is taut and dramatic , exciting and successfully symbolic .