A Christmas Carol Content Flashcards
What is the importance of the character Fezziwig
Allow Scrooge to recognise what are good employer is
What is the importance of Belle and the broken engagement
Demonstrates how Scrooge chooses Money over love
What does Scrooge’s greed lead to
Unhappiness
Why did Dickens include the broken engagement
To demonstrate how loved of money can destroy human love
What are quotes referring to Fezziwig
‘Wonderful agility’
‘ Positive light’
What are quotes on Belle and the broken engagement
‘An idol has replaced me’
‘I wish you well in the life you have chosen’
What adverb is used to describe how Scrooge waited for the ghost of Christmas present
‘Timidly’
What does Bob Cratchits toast to Scrooge revealed about him
They see positivity out of very little things
The cratchits home is a replica of whose house
Dickens’
What atmosphere is created in the Cratchits Home
One full of energy and excitement
What’s the purpose of the character tiny Tim
Provoked sympathy for Dickens’s social message
What does the character of Tiny Tim reflect
The inequality in society
What is the importance of Fred
He shows what Scrooge could become and he is the antithesis of Scrooge
What qualities does Fred have
Generous, charitable, understanding and empathetic
Why did Dickens include the characters of ignorance and wants
To illustrate his belief in the power of the role of education
What does the character ignorance represent
The ignorance of people in power who could stop the cycle of despondency through education but choose not to 
What are some quotes of the Cratchits in Stave three
‘Tearing in, screaming’
‘ eked out’
‘Founder of the feast’
What are some quotes of Tiny Tim from stave 3
“Iron frame”
“ Little crutch”
Name ignorant someone’s quotations from Stave 3
“Yellow megre ragged scowling”
“They are man’s”
“Beware of both”
“ stale and shrivelled”
What character does the last ghost embody
The Grim Reaper
What is the significance of the last ghost embodying the Grim Reaper
It foreshadows shadows and Alludes to Scrooges potential death
What’s the significance of the young couple visiting Scrooge
It demonstrates that unexpected emotion at the death of Scrooge as some people felt guilty that the borrowed money was returning to Scrooge
What is the importance of the death of Tiny Tim in Stave 4
It shows how innocent people suffer as a result of others greed
How is the death of tiny Tim felt across the family
The joy and exuberance of the family are completely removed which is a contrast from stave three where there was a jubilant atmosphere within the family
What is Mr Cratchit’s reaction to the death of tiny Tim 
 He tries to remain strong however his emotions get the best of him and has an outflow of emotions
What are quotes on the death of Tiny Tim and its impact on Mr Crachit
“He broke down all at once. He couldn’t help it”
What’s the quotation which demonstrates the impact of tiny Tim’s death on the family
”Quiet. Very quiet”
“The noisy little Cratchits were as still a statues”
What is the importance of Fred in Stave 4
It allows Dickens to demonstrate the importance of emotional support and financial aid
What was Fred’s reaction to Tiny Tim’s death
He offers words of sympathy to Bob Cratchit
What is importance of the scene at Scrooge’s gravestone
It builds a climax and has high tension to make the reader think
What does stave 4 quotations on Scrooge
“ i’m not the man I was”
“ Assure me that I yet may change the shadows you have shown me, by an altered life 
Who Scrooges laugh reminiscent of
Fred’s humour 
What’s your fact of the repetition of ‘wonderful’
It emphasises the complete transformation of Scrooge
What quotations in stage one demonstrates Scrooges character
“ as solitary as an oyster”
“Hard and sharp as Flint”
“old sinner”
“Carried his own low temperature around with him”
What quotations instead of one show Scrooges naivete to the problems in lower classes
“ are there no prisons”
“ decrease the surplus population”

What quotation in stave one shows Scrooge as a miser
“ scrooge never painted out Marley’s old name “
How does Dickins provoke emotion towards Scrooge in Stave 2
Through the telling of the Childhood of Scrooge, as we see Scrooge was neglected by his family and spent Christmas alone
What quotations illustrate Scrooges poor childhood
’ A solitary boy neglected by his friends and family ‘
‘Poor boy ‘
What quotation shows Scrooges relationship with his father
’ Father has been so much kinder than he used to be ‘
What quotation show the economic state of the Cratchit’s
‘eked out’
What quotation foreshadows Tiny Tim’s death
’ I see a vacant seat ‘
What technique does Dickins use in the start of Stave 5 to demonstrate the extent of Scrooge’s transformation
Similes
Give examples of the similes used in Stave 5 to demonstrates Scrooge’s transformation
‘as light as a feather’
‘as happy as an angel’
‘as merry as a schoolboy’
‘as giddy as a drunken man’
What is Tiny Tim’s famous quotation and last line of the novella
‘God bless us, everyone!’
What is the purpose of Fred
To act as the antithesis of Scrooge who demonstrates Dickens’ view on how people should treat one another
Who is Bob Cratchit
Scrooge’s clerk who has poor wages and working conditions, however despite this he remains positive
Who is Tiny Tim
Dickens’ character who presents how his disability is something to be pitied as he is unable to contribute to society
Who is Fezziwig
Scrooge’s former employer who demonstrates the character of a good employer and therefore allows scrooge to reflect on how he treats bob Cratchit
How is Bob Cratchit introduced
Timid and nervous
Unnamed as he is referred to as ‘the clerk’
What is the purpose of Bob Cratchit being unnamed in the first stave
Dickens wants to highlight how the lower-class didn’t have an individual identity
Show a quote demonstrating Bob Cratchit as a loving father and husband
‘Bob held his withered hand, as if he loved the child and wished to keep him by his side’
What is the purpose of Bob Cratchit being presented as a loving father
Bob C is the idealisation of the lower class - despite low wages, Bob remains grateful and compassionate
How is Bob C linked to poverty
Bob C represents the plight of the poor.
What is the purpose of presenting Bob as hardworking
Dickens wants to challenge the misconceptions of his Victorian readers as many would have believed that people lived in poverty because they were lazy
How is Bob C linked to the theme of family
Bob is presented as an appreciating father as he states, ‘the greatest success achieved by Mrs Cratchit since their marriage’
What is the purpose of linking bob cratchit to family
Dickens wants to highlight how family should be an essential focus during the festive period
What is the purpose of Bob developing as a result of Scrooge
Dickens wants to symbolise the power and superiority of the upper class over the poorer members of society
