Christmas carol: ghost of christmas present & stave 3. Flashcards
where does he meet this ghost?
adjoining room.
what type of people does this ghost show scrooge and where?
around the city.
people full of hope and joy.
during there visit around London what are we given descriptions of?
christmas festivities, shops full of beautiful produce and hope and jo among the citizens.
where is scrooge taken second of all?
Cratchit’s family home.
in the second location who is scrooge shown?
tiny tim, bob cratchit’s disabled son, and the rest of the family.
what does cratchit insist on doing despite what?
raise a toast to scrooge.
his poor treatment at his employers hands.
after seeing tiny tim what does scrooge ask the ghost and what answer does he get in response?
whether tiny tim will survive or not.
if nothing else changes for the family then the child will die.
how many christmas celebrations do they visit?
several.
whose in particular christmas celebrations does scrooge get shown?
fred’s.
how is fred’s christmas celebrations shown as?
full of songs and laughter.
how does this stave end?
ghost revelling 2 children beneath his cloak- ignorance and want.
how does scrooge react to the children at the end of the stave?
appalled by them. asks what help is available to them.
how does the ghost react to scrooges question about the children?
echoes scrooge’s earlier words ‘are there no prisons?’
