Fred Flashcards
Empathetic, sympathetic. Demonstrates nature of fred as a good and forgiving person
‘I am sorry for him;I couldn’t be angry with him if i tried’
Positive and buoyant. We learn about his positive essense as he always focuses on the positive aspects of christmas
‘I’ll keep my Christmas humour to the last. So a Merry Christmas uncle.’
Persistent and tenacious. Fred wants Scrooge at the party every year and is determined to make him go
“I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him”
Generous and benevolent. Fred is a kind man. Dickens uses him as an example of what all society should be
‘extraordinary kindness of Scrooge’s nephew’
Enthusiastic and keen. We get the sense of how exhilerated he is through his hearty welcome
‘Let him in! It is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off.’
