characters Flashcards
who are the main characters
•scrooge
•bob cratchit
•scrooges nephew(fred)
who are the secrondary characters
•ghost of christmas past
•ghost of christmas present
•ghost of christmas yet to come
•tiny tim
who are the minor characters
•jacob marley
•belle
•the charity collectors
•fezziwig
•fan
how is scrooge presented in the novella
•miserable
•tight-fisted
•redeemed
how is scrooge presented as cold-hearted
according to dickens description scrooge is cold through and through.
‘no warmth could warm,no wintery weather chill him’
how is scrooge presented miserly
scrooge is stingy with his money and will not even allow his clerk bob cratchit to have a decent fire to warm him on christmas eve
how is scrooge presented as self-deluded in the novella
when he sees marleys ghost, scrooge tried to deny its existence by attributing the vision to something he’s eaten. ‘you may be an undugested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese’
how does dickens introduce the character of scrooge
•’a squeezing, wrenching, gasping, scraping,clutching, covetous old sinner’
•’solitary as an oyster’
how is bob cratchit presented in a christmas carol
•humble
•hardworking
•family man
how is bob cratchit presented as obedient by dickens
bob takes orders from his bad tempered boss (scrooge) with out complaint
how is bob cratchit presented as a geneous character in a christmas carol
he proposed a toast to scrooge even on christmas day. ‘i’ll give you mr scrooge founder of the feast’
how is bob cratchit presented as sensitive in the novella
he cries openly when his son tiny Tim is dead ‘’my little, little child!’’ cried bob ‘’my little child’’
how is bob cratchit presented as fearful in the novella
he is afraid of scrooges reaction when he arrives late to work after christmas day ‘is only once a year sir’
how does dickens present bob cratchit and his home
•’family display of glass.two tumblers and a custard cup without a handle’
•’as well as golden goblets’
•’bob served it out with beaming looks’
how is fred presented in a christmas carol
•cheerful
•generous
•kind-hearted
how is fred presented as positive in the novella
even when scrooge puts down all his talk of christmas festivities, fred persists with his good cheers. ‘i’ll keep my christmas humour to the last. so a merry Christmas uncle’
how does dickens highlight fred’s persistency in the novella
fred refused to let scrooges miserly attitude dampen his spirits
‘i mean to give him the same chance every year weather he likes it or not for i pity him’
how is fred presented as enthusiastic in the novella
when scrooge finally turns up for christmas dinner fred welcomes him in
‘let him in it is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off’
what do we learn about fred during his dialogue with scrooge
•‘i’ll keep my christmas humours to the last’
•’good afternoon’ said scrooge
•’without an angry word’
