christmas carol Flashcards
Charles dickens…
wrote the novella in 19th century as a response to the government report on the abuse of child labourers. dickens vowed he would strike a “sledge hammer blow… o behalf of the poor mans child.”
at the start scrooge is…
miserable, not approachable, grumpy, envious, unkind, unsociable, selfish.
fred…
altruistic, and represents middle class in victorian society.
scrooges attitude towards the poor.
he dehumanises them and separates them from the rich. he does this because they don’t add wealth to society and are no use. he thinks they should go work or die and “decrease the surplus population.”
symbolism of fire.
its a symbol of Christmas spirit in the novella. its a recurring motif throughout the book and shows the transformation of scrooge.
fire within scrooge at the start.
“the cold within him froze his old features.”
Fred fire quote.
“he was all aglow…”
what does Jacob Marley start.
scrooges road to redemption.
Marley warning scrooge about the afterlife quote.
“I wear the chain I forged in life.”
why does the ghost of Christmas past wear white?
it represents innocence and purity. the past is more innocent than the present.
what were scrooges imaginary friends called.
“Ali baba.”
why is little fan important?
she reminds scrooge and us the importance of family.
why is fezziwig important?
his generosity and kindness makes scrooge realise he is a bad employer.
why did belle leave scrooge.
his love of a “golden idol” took over his life. he is dependent of money because he is scared of “poverty”.
what does scrooge do when seeing belle later.
he is distraught at what he could have had “I cannot bear it!”
