Family Flashcards
Fred, Scrooge’s nephew, invited his uncle to christmas dinner but scrooge rejects him
“why cannot we be friends?” “Good afternoon” said Scrooge’
L - rhetorical question
Scrooge is dismissive of the thought of christmas and refuses to go see his only family
C - family is a top priority in victorian england and queen victoria’s family is the modal family
Scrooge sees his old boss Mr Fezziwig’s xmas party. The party shows that family is not just about blood relatives but about showing love to people who share your life.
‘beaming’ ‘loveable’ - L verbs
R - positive view of his children for the reader
‘all the young men and women’
C - Mr F had invited all of this employees and even the maid (low status) which shows respect and how generous he is compared to those who abuse their power over their workers
Scrooge watched Belle as an older woman surrounded by her family and he envies her family life
‘mother and daughter laughed heartily”
L - verb phrases
Scrooge sees what he misses out which is a happy family life
Belle is rich in love but not in money
Scrooge’s change in character is indicated when he becomes like a father up Tiny Tim and enjoys being a part of the Cratchit family’s life.
‘as good a friend, as good a master and as good a man’
L - tricolon
shows how Scrooge has changed as a person and is now generous and loving especially towards the Cratchits
C - Dickens aim of the novel is to encourage the middle class readers to be more generous
Scrooge sees the dead man but does not know that it is him. He realises that, if a man dies with no family, he has no one to keep his memory alive.
‘unwatched, unwept, uncared’
L - listing and repeated negative prefixes
R - the reader feels pity for Scrooge because he has no one who cares about him
‘the ——— of the family”
Ogre
He is scary and frightening to his family as he does not often interact with them
