Poverty ACC

Question 1

What is Poverty?

Answer 1

Poverty is the result of inequality.

Poverty is the result of how society is organised, generally through political
leadership and the social schisms created.

Poverty is not a misfortune, poverty is an injustice.

Poverty is systemic, political, degrading and often dehumanising.

Many people would agree that we all have a role to play to eradicating
poverty and bringing about a fairer society.

Question 2

What are the key arguments/ideas?

Answer 2

Scrooge’s treatment of ‘Mankind as a whole’- reflects they are
suffering (need for charity workers)

Scrooge’s treatment of Cratchit and how he is suffering through his
employment

The Cratchit family as a microcosm for all the poor families, suffering
to make ends meet

Ignorance and want- symbols of the struggles of children, at the hand
of man

Want in human form- the way in which the 3 people steal from
Scrooge when he lay there dead