A Christmas Carol Flashcards
what do the children ignorance and want represent?
society’s abandonment of the poor - children because they are more vulnerable then adults and it’s where the root of the problem starts - cycle of poverty.
where does scrooge go with the ghost of Christmas past?
scrooges old boarding school until fan picks him up because their father have changed.
Mr fezziwig
Belle engagement
where does the ghost of christmas present take scrooge?
- bob crachits house - tiny tower dying
- numerous christmas families having fun
- 2 children
the ghost of christmas yet to come?
- steal possessions from a dead man
- man & women express their relief of a man whom they owed money is dead
- tiny tim dead
- churchyard with scrooges grave in it
why doesn’t the ghost of christmas yet to come doesn’t speak?
The ghost doesn’t know what is going to happen, scrooge can only change it for himself & symbolises death
what does scrooge do at the end
sends a turkey to bob cratchits house, says he will donate to the poor, attends fred’s christmas party and radiates heartfelt bliss
gives bob a pay rise
what quote shows us how scrooge has no feelings?
“external heat and cold had no influence on him”
what quote shows nobody interacted with him?
“nobody ever stopped him in the street”
what does scrooge say when his nephew comes to visit?
“live in such a world of fools”
“bah humbug”
“idiot”
what does scrooge reply when the man asks for money for the poor?
“are there no prisons?”
“and the union work houses”
“decrease the surplus population”
how does the gocp show scrooge in the boarding house?
“a solitary child, neglected by his friends”
how did scrooge do to belle?
“replaced her” with money
what does scrooge say when he sees belle with her new family?
“remove me from this place”
“i cannot bear it!”
what does scrooge say when he sees tiny tim is going to die?
“no, no”
“say he will be spared!”
“scrooge hung his head to hear his own words”
what does the spirit do when scrooge sees the children?
“turning on him with his own words” “are there no workhouses”
