Poverty Quotes Flashcards
Many _________are in ____ of common ___________; ________of _________are in want of ______ ________, sir.”
Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.”
The Charity worker tries to highlight to Scrooge how many people are in need of common things he might take for granted
“Are there no _______?” asked Scrooge…..“And the _____ __________?” demanded Scrooge.
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge…..“And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge.
Scrooge believes that poor people should just be put in prisons or workhouses. He believes that they aren’t his problem to deal with
I can’t ______to make ____ people _____
I can’t afford to make idle people merry
Scrooge just believes that people in poverty are only poor because they are too lazy to get a job
“If they would rather ___,” said Scrooge, “they had ______do it, and ________the _______ __________.
“If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.
Scrooge just believes the poor are just excess things that should be disposed of
nobody ____ or _______ it was at all a _____ pudding for a _____ family. It would have been ____ heresy to do so. Any ________ would have _______ to ____ at such a thing.
nobody said or thought it was at all a small pudding for a large family. It would have been flat heresy to do so. Any Cratchit would have blushed to hint at such a thing.
Although there isn’t a lot of food, none of the Cratchits would ever think of mentioning it. They all have very good morals
They were not a ________ family; they were ___ well _______ … But, they were _____
They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed…. But, they were happy
Although the Cratchits are poor, they are still happy because they have each other
The ways were ____ and ______; the _____and houses ________
The ways were foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched.
This shows what poverty can actually look like. The area is described as dirty and horrible.
there was a ___-______, beetling ____, below a pent-house roof, where ____, old rags, _______, bones, and ______ offal, were bought.
there was a low-browed, beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, where iron, old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought.
This is Joe’s shop. The purpose of this is to show the ‘other side’ to the poor. Joe typically sells things that were stolen, however these poor people justify themselves by saying that they are only looking out for themselves, like the rich do.
