Other characters Flashcards

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Role of Fan

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Highlights the theme of family:

She convinces their father’s to let Scrooge come home.

When Scrooge leaves his school with Fan, their carriage knocks snow “off the dark leaves” - symbolises how she helps him escape his cold lonely life. Foreshadows how family helps Scrooge to escape the cold isolation of his adult life at the end (family party, his relationship with the Cratchits by the end).

Helps Scrooge break his isolation

Very close to Scrooge

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Role of Fezziwig

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Contrast to Scrooge (cheerful, generous, party, warm office)

Model for future Scrooge - chooses to bring joy to others through the party even though he didn’t spent loads

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Role of Belle

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Sees Scrooges love of money over her

Turning point for Scrooge

Contrast - she’s poor but happy, he’s lonely and devoted to money

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Role of charity collectors

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Show importance of charity

Convey Dickens’ belief that prisons and workhouses aren’t acceptable places to send the poor.

Highlight the importance of social responsibility

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Role of Joe and the thieves

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3 thieves steal Scrooge’s possession to sell to Joe

Greedy and ruthless like Scrooge

Show Scrooge’s meanness has been for nothing as his things end up in the wrong hands anyway instead of helping deserving people like the Cratchits

Highlights poverty - description of area round his shop is brutal and shocking.

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Role of wealthy London businessmen

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represent greedy rich people of the Victorian society

obsessed with wealth “great gold seals”

higlight lack of compassion over focus on wealth - don’t care about Scrooge’s death

Their inhumaneness is highlighted by Dickens’ description “monstrous chin” growth on his nose that “shook like the gills of a turkey-cock”

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