Fred Quotes Flashcards
‘He had so heated himself with rapid walking in the fog and frost…a glow; face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled,’
Portrayed as a loving and positive character in his kindness, joy and disregard for the lower classes despite his rich financial position.
- ‘heated himself with rapid walking in the fog and frost’ —> verb —> ‘heated’ —> metaphorical diction —> referring to the warmth of his heart and his kind disposition. —> portrays him as a foil to Scrooge since Scrooge is portrayed as having an inner cold in his heart.
- ‘fog and frost’ —> fricative sound —> describes the harshness of nature —> accentuates the warmth of Fred’s character —> remains warm and kind despite the harsh conditions.
- ‘he was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled —> term —> ‘glow’ and ‘sparkled’ —> are part of a metaphor describing his bright and glowing personality which displays joy.
- ‘ruddy and handsome’ —> describe him as being handsome and red. Functions to portray him as a foil to Scrooge since Scrooge is portrayed having ‘blue’ features due to his cold-hearted nature.
‘gaily. ‘What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You’re rich enough.’
- ‘gaily’ —> adverb —> has connotations of joy describing his jubilant character that displays strong Christmas spirit and a happiness for life unlike Scrooge.
- ‘what right…morose…you’re rich enough’ —> uses reverse phycology quoting what Scrooge previously said and changing the ending. This portrays him as playful in his words implying his intelligence since he is able to manipulate his diction whilst still rendering Scrooge’s miserly argument useless.
- This portrays Fred’s persistence and consistently spirited nature —> uses a positive attitude to try and encourage others to be joyful and friendly.
- portrays him as caring of others —> trying to improve their mood.
‘A good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time… where men and women seem by one consent to open up their shut-up hearts freely’
This portrays his positive outlook on Christmas.
- ‘good time’ —> adjective —> ‘good’ —> implies that Fred views the time of year positively and as morally correct.
- ‘kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time’ —> uses an asyndetic tetra colon —> this portrays to what extent Fred believes in the virtues and the ethics surrounding Christmas. This uses different virtues to summarise Christmas. This portrays the true strength of Christmas spirit since he is able to encapture the essence of what it should be about within a few sentences.
- ‘where men and women seem by one consent to open up their shut-up hearts freely’ —> adverb —> ‘freely’ —> implies the open and generous nature of people at Christmas. In this, Fred appears to demonstrate a strong understanding of the change of people and their kindness all throughout the season of Christmas.
‘Never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!’
- ‘never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket’ —> adverb —> ‘never’ —> used to describe ‘gold or silver’ implies that Fred has experienced no financial gain or benefit from Christmas. However, in ‘I believe it has done me good’ —> adjective ‘good’ —> suggests that he has benefited despite, no financial gain. In this, he is portrayed as a foil to Scrooge since Scrooge measures success im financial gain, yet Fred is portrayed as mature as he can understand other forms of ‘good’
- ‘God bless it!’ —> ‘!’ —> exclamatory language and the verb ‘bless’ also show his praise of Christmas time and his joyous character since it reflects his excitement.
‘Made the trial in homage to Christmas and I’ll keep my Christmas humour to the last. So a Merry Christmas uncle!’
- ‘I have made the trial’ —> noun —> ‘trial’ —> refers to his attempt to try and convince Scrooge. In this, he is perceived as a kind and encouraging character since he wants to help others celebrate and enjoy. This portrays him as philanthropic —> juxtaposes Scrooge’s ‘misanthropic’ character.
- ‘homage to Christmas’ —> noun —> ‘homage’ refers to an act of respect and honour. In this, it demonstrates the value that Fred places on Christmas since he is deliberately kind and joyful due or the season. —> Christmas spirit.
- ‘Christmas’ —> repetition of if shows how engulfed he is by Christmas spirit and the extent of his festive outlook.
‘Contagious as laughter and good humour…holding his sides, rolling his head, and twisting his face into the most extravagant contortions’
- ‘laughter and good humour’ —> these terms describe Fred’s jubilant nature since ‘laughter’ and a good ‘humour’ are both signs of his strong festive attitude and Christmas spirit.
- ‘holding his sides, rolling his head, and twisting his face’ —> portrays the extent of joy and excessive happiness. This further supports the fact that he embodies a strong amount of Christmas spirit.
‘Comical old fellow…not so pleasant as he might be, his offences carry their own punishment, and I have nothing to say against him.’
- ‘comical old fellow’ –> adjective ‘comical’ –> implies that Fred finds humour in scrooge’s harsh and unforgiving approach. In this, it indicates his joyful and loving outlook since he is able to find humour in this. Noun –> ‘fellow’ –> a term of endearment utilised to show Fred’s care and affection towards Scrooge depsite not having this reciprocated. –> shows his unconditionally affectionate nature –> does not expect to receive kindness in return.
- ‘his offences carry their own punishment’ –> indicates his understanding of who suffers from an ill attitude. This portrays a sense of maturity in his outlook on life.
- ‘I have nothing to say against him’ –> adjective –> ‘against’ –> suggests that he has no opposition and holds no dislikes or grudges towards Scrooge.
‘He has given us plenty of merriment…would be ungrateful not to drink his health. Here is a glass of mulled wine ready at our hand’
- ‘he’s given us plenty of merriment’ –> adjective –> ‘plenty’ –> suggests that Fred has experienced an abundance of joy or ‘merriment’. THis implies that fred is a character who embodies joy and christmas spirit in his ability to experience extreme jubilation.
-‘drink to his health’ –> reinforces his unconditional love for his uncle since he still toasts and hopes for his health despite this. - ‘mulled wine’ –> described as a foil to Scrooge –> implies his willingness to spend and provide joy to others. This opposes Scrooge in his misanthropic manner.
‘Heartily sorry, he said, ‘for your good wife. If I can be of service to you on any way,’ he said, giving me his card, ‘that’s where I live. Pray come to me’.
- ‘heartily sorry’ –> adverb –> ‘heartily’ –> refers to the heart –> the emotional center of a human –> this implies that Fred is a genuine character since he appears to be emotionally caring of Bob cratchit and his family despite their lower class status. This portrays him as opposing scrooge since he challenges the social divide and holds no biases but is welcoming of poorer members of society.
- ‘giving me his card’ and ‘come to me’ –> this illustrates his willingness to help others since he explicitly offers help. Perhaps, fred serves the purpose of highlighting to Scrooge that you can be wealthy but also kind and generous to the lower classes. He also can represent that the social divide does not need to exist and that people should aim to have more compassion for eachother.
