Theme Of Social Injustine

Question 1

‘The treadmill and poor law are in full vigour, then?’

-Scrooge

Answer 1

• (when charity ask for money)
• refusal represent the selfishness of the richer elements
• Dickens wanted a community where life can be enjoyed by all

Question 2

Ignorant and want being ‘pinched’ and ‘twisted’

Answer 2

• they are ‘pinched’ and ‘twisted’ rather than being happy

- Ghost telling him that the children are the responsibility of all mankind

Question 3

‘Are there no workhouses’

Answer 3

• shows how he thinks there’s a way for people to get money and he shouldn’t have to partake in helping poor out
• same to mathus’s way of thinking that poverty is caused by the people having too much children when they can’t handle it

Question 4

Decrease the surplus population

Answer 4

-he doesn’t need to donate to charity, so he is apathetic (shows a lack of interest or concern)