christmas carol: fred Flashcards
fred is a complete contrast to scrooge
he arrives in scrooges office “all in a glow” and “his eyes sparkled” which emohasises his warmth and friendliness. unlike scrooge who is associated with the cold
fred disagrees with scrooges opinions and thinks scrooges wealth is useless as he doesnt “do any good with it” suggesting that unlike scrooge fred values hapiness over money
fred is empathetic and is “heartily sorry” for the cratchits after tim dies even though he barely knows them . conmtrast to scrooge who is self centred.
dickens uses fred as a contrast to scrooge to emphasise scrooges negative qualities
fred is presented positively and as cheerful
the narrator states hed like to meet “ a man more blest in a laugh” than fred - his laugh illistrates a cheerful character and optimistic
he is even tempered and refuses to argue with scrooge
he shows insight when he says scrooges “offences carry their own punishment” as he understands that scrooges isolation is only hurting himself
he is determined to include scrooge in the celebrations and believes in the importance of being kind
fred shows true christmas spirit
dickens presents fred as someone who shows lots of values associated with christmas and the christmas spirit
fred shows generosity to scrooge by inviting him to his party and forgveness when he welcomes him to the party despite scrooges past behaviour
he knows how to have fun - his christmas party is an enjoyable occasion which is filled with games and laughter
