A Christmas Carol - Themes Flashcards
What does Christmas Spirit involve?
Generosity and Kindness
What are the 4 main themes?
The Christmas Spirit
Redemption
Poverty and Social Responsibility
Family
What are the two sides Christmas spirit has?
Religious and Secular
What is Christmas Spirit powerful enough to do?
Transform Scrooge
What is the main focus of the text?
Scrooge’s redemption
What leads to Scrooge’s redemption?
Changed behaviour
How is Scrooge transformed?
Learning the value of empathy
What does Dickens expose?
Unfair treatment of the poor
What do the Cratchits show?
What living in poverty can be like
What is family life shown to be?
Full of happiness
What was Scrooge’s view of family at the start?
No point in family