Fred Flashcards
1
Q
“I’ll keep my Christmas humour to the last. So A Merry Christmas uncle!”
A
- Good cheer
- Focuses on positive aspects of Christmas
2
Q
“I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him”
A
- Cares for uncle
- Wants a familial relationship
- Persistent
3
Q
“I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?”
A
- Trying to form bond with Scrooge
- Persistent
4
Q
“His face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked again”
A
- Imagery of light and warmth
- Acts as a foil to Scrooge’s cold
5
Q
“He had so heated himself with rapid walking”
A
- Associated with warmth
6
Q
“His face was all in a glow”
A
- Light imagery
- Shows good nature
7
Q
“‘Let him in!’ It is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off.”
A
- Enthusiastic
- Forgiving
- Hearty welcome
8
Q
“a good time; a kind forgiving, charitable, pleasant time … think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave”
A
- Values the purpose of Christmas
9
Q
What are qualities associated with Fred?
A
- Represents values of Christmas
- Warmth
- Light
- Cheerful
- Generous
- Kind-hearted
- Middle class
10
Q
How is Fred presented as a foil to Scrooge?
A
- Warm where Scrooge is cold
- Generous where Scrooge is miserly
