Isolation in ACC

Question 1

Isolation

Answer 1

• Scrooge is an outsider in soceity
• Noone has pushed him away but rathe he has done that too himself
  Dickens might have created a charcter like this to show how the upper classes’ greed and selfishness can have negative consequences of the charcter of the higher class but also the lower class
• Dickens illustrates that it is never too late to come back and that no one has to isolate themselves. This is apart of his socialist ideology which is based on inclusion and making sure that everyone in society is valued and treated equally.

Question 2

Capitalism

Answer 2

• can also be argued that Dickens is trying to show the isolation which capitalism can cause
• By scrooge rejecting the charity workers, it reflects the capitalist ideology which Dickens was highly critical of, instead he believed in charity and helping those in need. This capitalist ideology leads to isolation as it means that people should only focus on themselves and not take interest in others.