A Christmas Carol Themes: Social Injustice and Poverty Flashcards
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What was a Christmas carol designed for?
it’s designed to give the reader a message about the real world and encourage them to reflect on their own behaviour.
What are the important quotes from Stave One themed Social Injustice and Poverty?
- “I don’t make merry myself at Christmas, and I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments i have mentioned: they cost enough: and those who are badly off must go there “ - Scrooge
- “Many can’t go there and those who are badly “ - charity person
- “If they would rather die” said Scrooge “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. “ - Scrooge
What are some more important quotes from Stave One themed Social Injustice and Poverty?
- “You are fettered,” said Scrooge, trembling. “Tell me why?” - Scrooge
- “I wear the chain i made in life,” replied the ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; i girded it on my own free will I wore it. Is it’s pattern strange to you? “ - Jacob Marely
What are some important quotes from Stave 3 themed Social Injustice and Poverty?
- “Spirit” said Scrooge, with an Interest he had never felt before, “tell me if Tiny Tim will live.” - Scrooge
- “I see a vacant seat,” replied the Ghost “in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die. “ - The ghost of christmas present
What are some more important quotes from Stave 3 themed Social Injustice and Poverty?
- “Have they no refuge or rescource?” cried Scrooge. “Are there no prisons?” said the spirit, turning on him with his own words. “Are there no workhouses? “
How does Dickens uses Scrooge as a character in the book?
By describing the poor as “idle” Scrooge shows his belief that poverty is caused by laziness. Dickens uses Scrooge to represent the callous attitude of many rich people towards the fate of the poor in Victorian England.
How does Dickens use Jacob Marley in the book?
Marley’s chains are a metaphor for his heartless treatment of the poor. Although he made himself rich, he did nothing to help others, even though he had the means to do so. Dickens presents selfishness and greed as a grave sins.
How does Dickens use Tiny Tim in the book?
Tiny Tim represents the innocent and blameless poor who suffered through no fault of their own. Dickens shows that the reader that the lives of many poor people are reliant on the generosity and compassion of the rest of society.
How does Dickens use The Ghost of Christmas Present?
The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge ignorance and Want to emphasize that poverty is a cycle - poor children grow up to be desperate adults if they are given no opportunities. Dickens makes it clear that prisons and workhouses don’t give the poor any chance to escape poverty - only education can do that.