Social Responsibility Quotes Flashcards
in the long ________of the ____, when ___and _____seem by one _______to open their ____-__ hearts freely, and to _____of people _____them as if they ______ were ______-passengers to the _____
in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave
Christmas is the one time when people think of others, especially the poor
_______was my ________
Mankind was my business
Jacob Marley realised after he died that money wasn’t the most important thing for him to worry about, it was actually the poorer people who needed help to survive
In came the ___from ____ the ___, who was _________of not having _____enough from his ______
In came the boy from over the way, who was suspected of not having board enough from his master
Fezziwig looked after everyone that needed help, even if they didn’t work for him.
This also shows the lack of workers rights because this boy had a job, but he wasn’t been given enough food
“A _____matter,” said the _____, “to make these _____folks so ____of _________.”
“A small matter,” said the Ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude.”
Fezziwig did so little and it helped people so much
two ________; ________, abject, _________, hideous, _________. They _____down at its ____, and _____upon the outside of its _______.
two children; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable. They knelt down at its feet, and clung upon the outside of its garment.
Could suggest that bad things are hidden/ forgotten at Christmas and/or that Christmas helps those in need as Dickens believes it is the only time people seem to actually help each other.
“Have they no ______or ________?” _____Scrooge.
“Have they no refuge or resource?” cried Scrooge
Scrooge is worried about the two children, representing Ignorance and Want. This shows a change in Scrooges attitude
“__ there no _______?” said the ______, turning on ___ for the ___ time with his ___words. “__ there no __________?”
“Are there no prisons?” said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. “Are there no workhouses?”
The Spirit is repeating Scrooges words now that Scrooge is starting to change to emphasise just how wrong Scrooges previous ideas and morals were
“Every ______has a _____to take ____of __________. He ______ did.”
“Every person has a right to take care of themselves. He always did.”
The people that went to Joe’s Shop are justifying their reasons for stealing Scrooge’s possessions. They state that they are stealing in order to survive, just like how Scrooge kept all his money because he was worried he wouldn’t have enough to survive in the future
“I’ll ____it to ___ _________!” whispered Scrooge
“I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s!” whispered Scrooge
Scrooge knows that the Cratchits don’t have enough money for a nice turkey, so he is sending them a huge turkey
I’ll _____your ______, and endeavour to ______your __________ ______
I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family
Scrooge decides to help Bob and his family after realising their situation
