The Ghost of Christmas Present Quotes

Question 1

Come in! and ___

Answer 1

“Come in! and know me better, man!”

Generosity

Exclamative show’s he’s generous and open hearted

Could link to Christ and how he was welcoming to all no matter who the person was

Question 2

If he had like to die, he better do it ___

Answer 2

If he had like to die, he better do it quick to decrease the surplus population
Stave 3

When Scrooge asks if Tiny Tim will die he repeats what Scrooge said earlier

Change and Guilt

Repetition - The ghost repeating Scrooge’s line back to him forces him to reflect on his behavior and attitude

Question 3

Sympathy with ___

Answer 3

“Sympathy with all poor men”
Stave 3

Empathy and Generosity

Noun “Sympathy” shows that the ghost is kind and caring, traits he aims to awaken in Scrooge.

Question 4

They are ____… The boy is ___. The girl is ___”

Answer 4

They are Man’s… The boy is ignorance. The girl is want”

Responsibility and Humanity

Personified abstract nouns “ignorance” and “want” the ghost is saying that they’re what’s wrong with society

“Man’s” Noun - ignorance and want have been created my society. It is all of humankind’s responsibility to fix it

Question 5

Who do their deeds of ___, ___…___and ___in our name

Answer 5

Who do their deeds of passion, pride…bigotry and selfishness in our name

Religion

A clear criticism of the church which Dickens believed used their position to create fear in order to take power

“In our name” implies that one’s morality should only be judged by their action and not the label they give to it