Poverty

Question 1

Dickens used contrasts of abundance and deprivation to show

Answer 1

There is enough to go around if it was all equal

Question 2

Importance of charity and benevolence

Answer 2

Scrooge being a better employer increased the cratchits quality of life
Charity collecters , highlights the poor reliance on others generosity

Question 3

Poverty can destroy lives

Answer 3

Bobs wages means he can’t provide adequate care for his son
Images of illness and food deprivation

Question 4

Dickens subverts the misconception that the poor are

Answer 4

Indolent and lazy by presenting the cratchits positively , with a devoted working father and daughter Martha

Question 5

The cratchits are a reminder of

Answer 5

The humanity of the lower classes

Question 6

How are we shown the kindness of the cratchits

Answer 6

Despite Scrooges cruelty they still display compassion by raising a toast to him

Question 7

By the end Scrooge uses his wealth to

Answer 7

Improve others lives

Question 8

Plight of the poor

Answer 8

Bob in constant fear of losing his job, they have dependence on their employer , the fate of their family relies on employer

Question 9

Dickens message.

Answer 9

The wealthier need to use their fortune and recognise their responsibility. Importance of charity , the poor can’t help themselves