Materialsm & Wealth Flashcards
1
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Introduction
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Materialism is critique by Dickens, it leads to spiritual emptiness
Wealth can be used positively
Pursuing wealth without generosity causes misery
2
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Scrooge believes our wealth is more important than people
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They had better do it and decrease the surplus population
I can’t afford to make idol people marry
3
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Marley’s warning about the consequences of materialism
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Cash boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds
Mankind was my business
4
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The indifference of wealth in the face of death
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Are there no prisoners… Are there no work houses?
Still, the ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head
5
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The rejection of materialism in favour of generosity
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A great many back payments are included in it
Raise your salary and endeavour to assist your struggling family
